Best Places83643, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83643, 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.
83643 ranks 19,112th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 83643
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.
83643's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83643 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 83643 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83643
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83643 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,981, 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 83643's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 83643
83643 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83643.
Who works in 83643, and how
Work in 83643 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83643
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83643.
What the weather is like in 83643, month by month
83643 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 22° | 12° |
| April | 52° | 38° | 26° |
| July | 85° | 68° | 48° |
| October | 58° | 42° | 29° |
Flying in and out of 83643
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 74 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 83643
Schools across 83643 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Council Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Council Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Cambridge Middle/high SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83643 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83643 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 83643 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83643
Is 83643 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83643 ranks 19,112th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on disaster risk and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83643 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,197. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $62,981 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 83643 safe?
Yes, 83643 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare 83643 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83643. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83643 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.
83643 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83643: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83643: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83643: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83643: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83643 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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