Best Places83661, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83661, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83661 ranks 15,991st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83661
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.
83661's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83661 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 83661 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83661
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83661 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,903, 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 83661's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 83661
83661'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 83661.
Who works in 83661, and how
Work in 83661 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83661
83661 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 83661 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83661, month by month
83661 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 37° |
| July | 98° | 81° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 52° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 83661
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 50 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 83661
Schools across 83661 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Plymouth ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Fruitland Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Pioneer Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Plymouth Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Fruitland Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Weiser Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Fruitland High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Weiser High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- New Plymouth High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83661 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83661 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 83661 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83661
Is 83661 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83661 ranks 15,991st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83661 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,178. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $62,903 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 83661 safe?
Yes, 83661 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare 83661 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83661. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83661 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.
83661 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83661: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83661: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83661: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83661: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83661 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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