Best Places83442, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83442, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83442 ranks 3,368th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83442
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.
83442's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83442 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 83442 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83442
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83442 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,460, 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 83442's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 83442
83442 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 83442.
Who works in 83442, and how
Work in 83442 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 83442
83442 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83442 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83442, month by month
83442 sees roughly 145 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 83442
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 199 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83442
Schools across 83442 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ririe Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Midway Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rigby Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Farnsworth Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Madison Junior High SchoolC · 33% 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 83442 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83442 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 83442 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83442 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 75% of zip codes and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 83442
Is 83442 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83442 ranks 3,368th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, heat safety, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83442 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $440,853. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $86,460 median income, cost of living beats 75% of zip codes.
Is 83442 safe?
Yes, 83442 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83442?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 11. That works out to about 145 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of zip codes.
Is 83442 good for families?
Schools beat 72% of zip codes, crime safety beats 91%, and childcare runs $581 a month.
Compare 83442 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83442. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83442 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.
83442 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83442: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83442: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83442: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83442: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83442 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.
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