Best Places97910, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97910, 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.
97910 ranks 26,706th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 97910
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.
97910's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97910 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 97910 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97910
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97910 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,149, 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 97910's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 97910
97910's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97910.
Who works in 97910, and how
Work in 97910 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 97910
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 97910.
What the weather is like in 97910, month by month
97910 sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 91° | 75° | 56° |
| October | 65° | 49° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 97910
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 65 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 97910
Schools across 97910 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jordan Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Fields Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Crane Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marsing Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Mcdermitt Junior High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Owyhee Jr High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Marsing High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Jordan Valley High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Nyssa High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97910 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97910 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 97910 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97910
Is 97910 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97910 ranks 26,706th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97910 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,622. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $71,149 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 97910 safe?
97910 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $912 per resident a year.
Compare 97910 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97910. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97910 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.
97910 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97910: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97910: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97910: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97910: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97910 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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