Best Places83666, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83666, 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.
83666 ranks 15,433rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83666
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.
83666's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83666 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% 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
Where 83666 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute47.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83666
A household needs to earn about $148,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83666 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,417, 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 83666's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 83666
83666 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 83666.
Who works in 83666, and how
Work in 83666 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 83666
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83666.
What the weather is like in 83666, month by month
83666 sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 83666
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 29 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 83666
Schools across 83666 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Basin Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Idaho City High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83666 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83666 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 83666 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83666
Is 83666 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83666 ranks 15,433rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and state finances, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83666 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $603,000. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $81,417 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 83666 safe?
Yes, 83666 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
Compare 83666 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83666. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83666 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.
83666 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83666: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83666: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83666: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83666: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83666 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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