Best Places83650, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83650, 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.
83650 ranks 21,241st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83650
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.
83650's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83650 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 83650 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83650
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83650 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,803, 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 83650's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83650
83650 runs older 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 83650.
Who works in 83650, and how
Work in 83650 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 83650
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83650.
What the weather is like in 83650, month by month
83650 sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 91° | 75° | 56° |
| October | 65° | 49° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 83650
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 34 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 83650
Schools across 83650 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jordan Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Melba Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Grand View Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Hazel Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Marsing Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Hacker Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Marsing High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Jordan Valley High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Mountain View High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83650 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83650 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 83650 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83650
Is 83650 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83650 ranks 21,241st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83650 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,203. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $78,803 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 83650 safe?
83650 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare 83650 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83650. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83650 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.
83650 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83650: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83650: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83650: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83650: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83650 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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