Best PlacesBonneville County, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bonneville County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bonneville County ranks 93rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $86,759, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are distance from a big city, air quality, and an overheated housing market.
The best neighborhoods in Bonneville County
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.
The best areas in Bonneville County
The parts of Bonneville County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Ammon
Local pay stretches further, it is quieter, and incomes run higher.
Iona
More households have young kids, though biking is worse.
Idaho Falls
Streets are more walkable, though fewer residents vote.
Scores across Bonneville County run from about the 20th to the 100th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Bonneville County's strengths and weaknesses
Bonneville County ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. Cheap car insurance is the standout, in the top 2% of counties. Low crime and cell coverage follow.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Distance from a big city, air quality, and an overheated housing market hold the score down. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Bonneville County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 95% of counties
Where Bonneville County ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 32% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bonneville County
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bonneville County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $86,759; 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 Bonneville County's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Bonneville County
Bonneville County 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 Bonneville County.
Who works in Bonneville County, and how
Work in Bonneville County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Bonneville County
Bonneville County has more late-night spots per resident than 89% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Bonneville County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bonneville County growing, and who is moving in?
Bonneville County has grown about 24% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Idaho Falls, ID metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bonneville County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bonneville County, month by month
Bonneville County sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 91° | 71° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Bonneville County
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bonneville County
Schools across Bonneville County average a B−, better than 66% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Hills ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Fairview Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Riverview Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Etna ElementaryA · 60% proficient
- Farnsworth Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Rigby High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Hillcrest High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Compass AcademyB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bonneville County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bonneville County 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 Bonneville County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Bonneville County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of counties and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Bonneville County
Is Bonneville County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bonneville County ranks 93rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and cell coverage, and lowest on distance from a big city and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bonneville County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $368,285. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $86,759 median income, cost of living beats 92% of counties.
Is Bonneville County safe?
Yes, Bonneville County is safer than 98% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bonneville County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 11. That works out to about 153 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Bonneville County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Ammon, Iona, and Idaho Falls. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Bonneville County good for families?
Schools beat 66% of counties, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $741 a month.
Is Bonneville County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of counties, though advertised internet speeds beat only 41% of counties. About 11% of workers already work from home.
Compare Bonneville County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bonneville County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bonneville County 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.
Bonneville County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bonneville County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bonneville County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bonneville County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bonneville County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bonneville County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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