Best Places83445, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83445, 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.
83445 ranks 8,419th 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 83445
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.
83445's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83445 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 83445 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83445
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83445 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,067, 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 83445's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 83445
83445 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 83445.
Who works in 83445, and how
Work in 83445 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83445
83445 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 83445 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83445, month by month
83445 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 83445
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83445
Schools across 83445 average a B−, better than 56% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Teton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Parker-egin Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sugar-salem Junior High SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- South Fremont Jr HighC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- South Fremont High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Sugar-salem High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Clark County Jr/sr High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83445 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83445 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 83445 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83445
Is 83445 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83445 ranks 8,419th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, 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 83445 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $285,320. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,067 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 83445 safe?
Yes, 83445 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare 83445 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83445. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83445 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.
83445 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83445: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83445: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83445: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83445: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83445 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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