Best PlacesCassia County, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Cassia County, 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.
Cassia County ranks 388th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cassia 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.
Cassia County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cassia County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of counties
Where Cassia County ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Cassia County
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cassia County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,994; 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 Cassia County's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cassia County
Cassia 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 Cassia County.
Who works in Cassia County, and how
Work in Cassia County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cassia County
Cassia County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Cassia County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Cassia County growing, and who is moving in?
Cassia County has grown about 10% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Minidoka County, ID.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Cassia County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Cassia County, month by month
Cassia County sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 66° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Cassia County
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 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cassia County
Schools across Cassia County average a B−, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Albion Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Oakley Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Declo Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Declo Jr High SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Burley Junior High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- East Minico Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakley Jr/sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Raft River Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Declo Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cassia County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cassia 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 Cassia County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Cassia County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Cassia County
Is Cassia County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cassia County ranks 388th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and cell coverage, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cassia County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,754. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,994 median income, cost of living beats 59% of counties.
Is Cassia County safe?
Yes, Cassia County is safer than 84% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cassia County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 154 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of counties.
Is Cassia County good for families?
Schools beat 59% of counties, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $552 a month.
Compare Cassia County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cassia County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cassia 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.
Cassia County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cassia County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cassia County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cassia County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cassia County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cassia 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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