Best Places83634, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83634, 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.
83634 ranks 3,771st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83634
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.
83634's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83634 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 83634 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83634
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83634 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,160, 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 83634'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 83634
83634 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 83634.
Who works in 83634, and how
Work in 83634 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83634
83634 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 83634 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83634, month by month
83634 sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 83634
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 10 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 83634
Schools across 83634 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Falcon Ridge Public CharterA · 63% proficient
- Silver Trail Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Melba Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Hazel Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Les Bois Junior High SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- West Junior HighB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Timberline High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Mountain View High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Borah Senior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83634 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83634 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 83634 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83634 suits
Families
Schools land around the 47th percentile and crime safety beats 95%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 83634
Is 83634 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83634 ranks 3,771st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83634 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $474,821. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $103,160 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 83634 safe?
Yes, 83634 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $181 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83634?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 26. That works out to about 124 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 83634 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 95%, and childcare runs $970 a month.
Compare 83634 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83634. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83634 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.
83634 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83634: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83634: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83634: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83634: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83634 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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