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2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83646, 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.
83646 ranks 386th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83646
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.
83646's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83646 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 83646 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$974 a month, better than only 35% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83646
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83646 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,602, 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 83646's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83646
83646'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 83646.
Who works in 83646, and how
Work in 83646 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 83646
83646 has more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83646 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83646, month by month
83646 sees roughly 116 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 83646
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 83646
Schools across 83646 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Paramount Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Barbara Morgan Stem AcademyA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Eagle Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Sawtooth Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Meridian Technical Charter High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Meridian Medical Arts CharterA · 73% proficient
- Eagle High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83646 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83646 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 83646 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83646 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 73% of zip codes and health care access beats 65%.
Common questions about living in 83646
Is 83646 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83646 ranks 386th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on tree cover and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83646 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $562,230. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $110,602 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 83646 safe?
Yes, 83646 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83646?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 26. That works out to about 116 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of zip codes.
Is 83646 good for families?
Schools beat 82% of zip codes, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $974 a month.
Compare 83646 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83646. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83646 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.
83646 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83646: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83646: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83646: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83646: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83646 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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