Best PlacesArbon Valley, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arbon Valley, 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.
Arbon Valley ranks 35,044th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arbon Valley
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 Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arbon Valley ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 80% of towns
Where Arbon Valley ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arbon Valley
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arbon Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,141; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Valley's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Arbon Valley
Arbon Valley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arbon Valley.
Who works in Arbon Valley, and how
Work in Arbon Valley centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Arbon Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arbon Valley.
What the weather is like in Arbon Valley, month by month
Arbon Valley sees roughly 107 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 Valley
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arbon Valley
Schools across Arbon Valley average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- J.r. Simplot Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- American Falls High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arbon Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arbon Valley 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 Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arbon Valley
Is Arbon Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arbon Valley ranks 35,044th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arbon Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,700. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $59,141 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Arbon Valley safe?
Arbon Valley is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Arbon Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arbon Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arbon Valley 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 Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arbon Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arbon Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arbon Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arbon Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arbon Valley 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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