Best PlacesBliss, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bliss, 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.
Bliss ranks 20,757th 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 Bliss
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.
Bliss' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bliss ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
Where Bliss ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bliss
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bliss home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,867, 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 Bliss' effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Bliss
Bliss runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bliss.
Who works in Bliss, and how
Work in Bliss centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bliss
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bliss.
What the weather is like in Bliss, month by month
Bliss sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 48° | 34° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 58° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Bliss
The nearest airport, Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bliss
Schools across Bliss average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Popplewell Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Gooding Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Glenns Ferry Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gooding Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Buhl Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Glenns Ferry Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Gooding High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Glenns Ferry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Buhl High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bliss school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bliss 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 Bliss against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bliss
Is Bliss a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bliss ranks 20,757th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bliss expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,615. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $76,867 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Bliss safe?
Yes, Bliss is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Bliss with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bliss. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bliss 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.
Bliss detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bliss: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bliss: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bliss: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bliss: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bliss 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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