Best Places83616, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83616, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83616 ranks 450th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 83616
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.
83616's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83616 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$134,837 median, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 83616 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83616
A household needs to earn about $215,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83616 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $134,837, 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 83616's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 83616
83616 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83616.
Who works in 83616, and how
Work in 83616 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 83616
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83616.
What the weather is like in 83616, month by month
83616 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 83616
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 59 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 83616
Schools across 83616 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Galileo Magnet SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Eagle Elementary School Of The ArtsA+ · 73% proficient
- Eagle Hills Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Eagle Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Riverglen Jr High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Eagle High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Emmett High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83616 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83616 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 83616 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83616 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes and 28% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of zip codes and health care access beats 90%.
Common questions about living in 83616
Is 83616 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83616 ranks 450th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on an overheated housing market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83616 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $864,056. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $134,837 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 83616 safe?
Yes, 83616 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83616?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Is 83616 good for families?
Schools beat 87% of zip codes, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $974 a month.
Compare 83616 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83616. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83616 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.
83616 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83616: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83616: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83616: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83616: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83616 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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