Best PlacesCataldo, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cataldo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cataldo ranks 12,649th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cataldo
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.
Cataldo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cataldo ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$100,523 median, better than 85% of towns
Where Cataldo ranks low
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cataldo
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cataldo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,523, 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 Cataldo'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 Cataldo
Cataldo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cataldo.
Who works in Cataldo, and how
Work in Cataldo centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cataldo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cataldo.
What the weather is like in Cataldo, month by month
Cataldo sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 88° | 72° | 53° |
| October | 60° | 47° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Cataldo
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 275 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cataldo
Schools across Cataldo average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrison Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Silver Hills Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Canyon Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Maries Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lakes Magnet SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Kellogg Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- St Maries High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Lake City High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Kellogg High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cataldo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cataldo 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 Cataldo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cataldo
Is Cataldo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cataldo ranks 12,649th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cataldo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $528,978. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $100,523 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Cataldo safe?
Yes, Cataldo is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Cataldo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cataldo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cataldo 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.
Cataldo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cataldo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cataldo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cataldo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cataldo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cataldo 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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