Best Places83440, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83440, 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.
83440 ranks 9,830th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 83440
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.
83440's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83440 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 83440 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83440
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83440 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,332, 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 83440's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 83440
83440 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 83440.
Who works in 83440, and how
Work in 83440 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 83440
83440 has more late-night spots per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 83440 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83440, month by month
83440 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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° | 20° | 11° |
| April | 59° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 90° | 71° | 51° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 83440
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 210 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83440
Schools across 83440 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Burton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Adams Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sugar-salem Junior High SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Rigby Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Madison Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Rigby High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Ririe Jr/sr High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Madison Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83440 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83440 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 83440 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83440 suits
Common questions about living in 83440
Is 83440 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83440 ranks 9,830th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, state finances, and cheap car insurance, 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 83440 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,612. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,332 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 83440 safe?
83440 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83440?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 11. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 83440 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $581 a month.
Compare 83440 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83440. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83440 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.
83440 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83440: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83440: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83440: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83440: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83440 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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