Best Places83702, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83702, 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.
83702 ranks 915th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83702
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.
83702's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83702 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 83702 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$974 a month, better than only 35% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 36% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83702
A household needs to earn about $206,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83702 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,491, 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 83702's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 83702
83702's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 83702.
Who works in 83702, and how
Work in 83702 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 83702
83702 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83702 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83702, month by month
83702 sees roughly 118 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 83702
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 5 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 83702
Schools across 83702 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Highlands Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Collister Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Adams Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Junior High SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Hillside Junior High SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Boise Senior High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Idaho City High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83702 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83702 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 83702 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83702 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of zip codes and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 74% of zip codes and health care access beats 64%.
Common questions about living in 83702
Is 83702 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83702 ranks 915th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on air quality 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 83702 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $799,141. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $95,491 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 83702 safe?
Yes, 83702 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83702?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 24. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of zip codes.
Is 83702 good for families?
Schools beat 88% of zip codes, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $974 a month.
Compare 83702 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83702. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83702 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.
83702 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83702: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83702: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83702: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83702: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83702 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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