Best Places83218, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83218, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83218 ranks 8,385th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83218
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
83218's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83218 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 83218 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83218
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83218 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,809, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 83218's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83218
83218 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83218.
Who works in 83218, and how
Work in 83218 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 83218
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83218.
What the weather is like in 83218, month by month
83218 sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 91° | 71° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of 83218
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83218
Schools across 83218 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- A W Johnson Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Firth Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Firth High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83218 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83218 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 83218 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83218
Is 83218 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83218 ranks 8,385th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83218 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,982. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $76,809 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 83218 safe?
Yes, 83218 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare 83218 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83218. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83218 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
83218 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83218: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83218: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83218: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83218: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83218 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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