Best Places83262, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83262, 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.
83262 ranks 10,681st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83262
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.
83262's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83262 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 83262 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83262
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83262 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,168, 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 83262's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 83262
83262's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 83262.
Who works in 83262, and how
Work in 83262 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83262
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83262.
What the weather is like in 83262, month by month
83262 sees roughly 107 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 83262
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83262
Schools across 83262 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Tyhee Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Rockford Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Snake River Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Blackfoot Heritage Sixth GradeB · 47% proficient
- Hawthorne Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Blackfoot High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Aberdeen High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83262 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83262 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 83262 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83262
Is 83262 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83262 ranks 10,681st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83262 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,472. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $77,168 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 83262 safe?
Yes, 83262 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare 83262 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83262. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83262 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.
83262 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83262: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83262: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83262: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83262: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83262 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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