Best PlacesArock, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arock, 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.
Arock ranks 39,004th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arock
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.
Arock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arock ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 73% of towns
Where Arock ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arock
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,000, 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 Arock'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 Arock
Arock'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 Arock.
Who works in Arock, and how
Work in Arock 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 68%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Arock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arock.
What the weather is like in Arock, month by month
Arock sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 55° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Arock
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 80 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 Arock
Schools across Arock average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jordan Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Arock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arock 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 Arock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arock
Is Arock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arock ranks 39,004th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, state infrastructure, and the weather, 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 Arock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,000. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $70,000 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Arock safe?
Arock is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $990 per resident a year.
Compare Arock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arock 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.
Arock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arock 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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