Best Places83847, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83847, 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.
83847 ranks 12,876th 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 83847
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.
83847's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83847 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 83847 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83847
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83847 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,980, 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 83847's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 83847
83847 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 83847.
Who works in 83847, and how
Work in 83847 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 83847
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 83847.
What the weather is like in 83847, month by month
83847 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 24° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 70° | 54° |
| October | 55° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 83847
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 85 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 285 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83847
Schools across 83847 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Valley View Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Naples Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boundary County Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Bonners Ferry High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83847 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83847 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 83847 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83847
Is 83847 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83847 ranks 12,876th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83847 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $621,710. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $71,980 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 83847 safe?
Yes, 83847 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare 83847 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83847. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83847 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.
83847 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83847: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83847: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83847: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83847: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83847 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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