Best Places83802, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83802, 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.
83802 ranks 27,608th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83802
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.
83802's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83802 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 83802 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83802
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83802 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,710, 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 83802's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 83802
83802 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 83802.
Who works in 83802, and how
Work in 83802 centers on hospitality & food and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 83802
83802 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 83802 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83802, month by month
83802 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 23° | 18° |
| April | 43° | 33° | 26° |
| July | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| October | 47° | 38° | 31° |
Flying in and out of 83802
The nearest airport, Pullman/Moscow Regional, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 260 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83802
Schools across 83802 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Silver Hills Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- St Regis SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Timberline ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Regis 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
- Kamiah Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Kamiah Senior HighB · 50% proficient
- Wallace Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- St Regis High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83802 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83802 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 83802 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83802
Is 83802 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83802 ranks 27,608th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and state finances, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83802 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,562. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $65,710 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 83802 safe?
83802 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
Compare 83802 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83802. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83802 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.
83802 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83802: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83802: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83802: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83802: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83802 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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