Best Places83250, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83250, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83250 ranks 16,790th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83250
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.
83250's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83250 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 83250 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83250
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83250 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,100, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 83250's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 83250
83250 runs older 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 83250.
Who works in 83250, and how
Work in 83250 centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 83250
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83250.
What the weather is like in 83250, month by month
83250 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 51° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 83250
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83250
Schools across 83250 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Inkom Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marsh Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Irving Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Century High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Marsh Valley High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83250 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83250 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 83250 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83250
Is 83250 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83250 ranks 16,790th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83250 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,907. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,100 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 83250 safe?
Yes, 83250 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare 83250 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83250. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83250 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.
83250 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83250: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83250: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83250: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83250: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83250 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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