Best Places83644, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83644, 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.
83644 ranks 3,378th 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 83644
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.
83644's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83644 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
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 83644 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83644
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83644 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,832, 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 83644's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 83644
83644's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 83644.
Who works in 83644, and how
Work in 83644 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83644
83644 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83644 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83644, month by month
83644 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 51° | 36° |
| July | 96° | 78° | 58° |
| October | 68° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 83644
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 22 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 83644
Schools across 83644 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Middleton Mill Creek ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Middleton Heights ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middleton Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Middleton High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Middleton AcademyD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83644 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83644 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 83644 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83644
Is 83644 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83644 ranks 3,378th 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 83644 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $513,011. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $98,832 median income, cost of living beats 75% of zip codes.
Is 83644 safe?
Yes, 83644 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
Compare 83644 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83644. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83644 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.
83644 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83644: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83644: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83644: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83644: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83644 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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