Best Places83843, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83843, 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.
83843 ranks 4,285th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83843
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.
83843's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83843 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute15.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 83843 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Household income$62,625 median, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83843
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83843 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,625, 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 83843's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 83843
83843 runs younger 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 83843.
Who works in 83843, and how
Work in 83843 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 83843
83843 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83843 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83843, month by month
83843 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 50° |
| October | 62° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 83843
The nearest airport, Pullman/Moscow Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 222 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83843
Schools across 83843 average an A−, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Troy Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- A B Mcdonald Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Moscow Charter SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moscow Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Moscow High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Troy Jr/sr High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83843 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83843 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 83843 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83843 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 83843
Is 83843 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83843 ranks 4,285th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city 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 83843 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $375,225. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,625 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 83843 safe?
Yes, 83843 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83843?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 26. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of zip codes.
Is 83843 good for families?
Schools beat 81% of zip codes, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $974 a month.
Compare 83843 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83843. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83843 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.
83843 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83843: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83843: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83843: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83843: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83843 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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