Best PlacesCamas County, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Camas County, 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.
Camas County ranks 1,853rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Camas 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.
Camas County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camas County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of counties
Where Camas County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of counties
- Short commute42.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Camas County
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camas County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,955, 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 Camas County's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 Camas County
Camas 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 Camas County.
Who works in Camas County, and how
Work in Camas County centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Camas County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Camas County.
Is Camas County growing, and who is moving in?
Camas County has grown about 18% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Blaine County, ID.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Camas County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Camas County, month by month
Camas County sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 55° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 86° | 70° | 54° |
| October | 58° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Camas County
The nearest airport, Friedman Memorial, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Camas County
Schools across Camas County average a B−, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ernest Hemingway Steam SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Camas County Elem/jr High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Camas County High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Wood River High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camas County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camas 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 Camas County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Camas County
Is Camas County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camas County ranks 1,853rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on internet speeds and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camas County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $57,955 median income, cost of living beats 36% of counties.
Is Camas County safe?
Camas County is safer than 37% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Camas County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camas County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camas 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.
Camas County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camas County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camas County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camas County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camas County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camas 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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