Best Places83846, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83846, 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.
83846 ranks 18,540th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83846
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.
83846's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83846 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 83846 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Household income$59,786 median, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83846
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83846 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,786, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 83846's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83846
83846 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83846.
Who works in 83846, and how
Work in 83846 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 83846
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83846.
What the weather is like in 83846, month by month
83846 sees roughly 100 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 83846
The nearest airport, Pullman/Moscow Regional, is about 80 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 271 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83846
Schools across 83846 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Silver Hills Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Thompson Falls Elem SchlB− · 40% proficient
- St Regis SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thompson Falls 7-8C · 35% proficient
- St Regis 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Wallace Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Thompson Falls High SchlC− · 30% proficient
- St Regis High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83846 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83846 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 83846 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83846
Is 83846 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83846 ranks 18,540th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83846 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,420. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,786 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 83846 safe?
83846 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare 83846 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83846. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83846 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.
83846 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83846: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83846: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83846: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83846: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83846 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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