Best PlacesArbon, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arbon, 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.
Arbon ranks 20,505th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arbon
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.
Arbon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arbon ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
Where Arbon ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arbon
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arbon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,408, 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 Arbon's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arbon
Arbon 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 Arbon.
Who works in Arbon, and how
Work in Arbon centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 44%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Arbon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arbon.
What the weather is like in Arbon, month by month
Arbon sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 51° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Arbon
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arbon
Schools across Arbon average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arbon Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Inkom Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Malad Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malad Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Marsh Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Irving Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Malad Senior High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Marsh Valley High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- American Falls High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arbon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arbon 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 Arbon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arbon
Is Arbon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arbon ranks 20,505th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arbon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,600. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $62,408 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Arbon safe?
Arbon is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Arbon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arbon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arbon 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.
Arbon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arbon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arbon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arbon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arbon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arbon 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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