Best PlacesAlbion, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Albion, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Albion ranks 4,364th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Albion
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.
Albion's strengths and weaknesses
Where Albion ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
Where Albion ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Albion
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Albion home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,484, 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 Albion's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Albion
Albion runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Albion.
Who works in Albion, and how
Work in Albion centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Albion
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Albion.
What the weather is like in Albion, month by month
Albion sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 66° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Albion
The nearest airport, Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Albion
Schools across Albion average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Albion Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Declo Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Declo Jr High SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Declo Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Albion school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Albion 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 Albion against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Albion
Is Albion a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Albion ranks 4,364th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on distance from a big city and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Albion expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,800. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $95,484 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Albion safe?
Yes, Albion is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare Albion with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Albion. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Albion 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.
Albion detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Albion: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Albion: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Albion: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Albion: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Albion 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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