Best Places83301, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83301, 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.
83301 ranks 4,079th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 83301
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.
83301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83301 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute15.8 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 83301 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83301
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,598, 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 83301's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83301
83301 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83301.
Who works in 83301, and how
Work in 83301 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 83301
83301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83301, month by month
83301 sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 59° |
| October | 66° | 49° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 83301
The nearest airport, Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83301
Schools across 83301 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pillar Falls ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Pinecrest Academy Of IdahoB+ · 55% proficient
- Sawtooth Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vera C O'leary Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Filer Intermediate SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Filer Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Kimberly High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Twin Falls High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Filer High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83301 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 83301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83301 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 83301
Is 83301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83301 ranks 4,079th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,153. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $71,598 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 83301 safe?
Yes, 83301 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83301?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 20. That works out to about 153 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of zip codes.
Is 83301 good for families?
Schools beat 57% of zip codes, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $581 a month.
Compare 83301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83301 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.
83301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83301 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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