Best PlacesCollister, Boise, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Collister, Boise, 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.
Collister, Boise ranks 748th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Collister, Boise
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.
Collister, Boise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Collister, Boise ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Collister, Boise ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Collister, Boise
A household needs to earn about $133,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Collister, Boise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,206, 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 Collister, Boise's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Collister, Boise
Collister, Boise's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Collister, Boise.
Who works in Collister, Boise, and how
Work in Collister, Boise centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Collister, Boise
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Collister, Boise.
What the weather is like in Collister, Boise, month by month
Collister, Boise sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Collister, Boise
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 59 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Collister, Boise
Schools across Collister, Boise average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Highlands Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Collister Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Hidden Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillside Junior High SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Riverglen Jr High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Boise Senior High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Capital Senior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Collister, Boise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Collister, Boise 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 Collister, Boise against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Collister, Boise
Is Collister, Boise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Collister, Boise ranks 748th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on internet speeds 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 Collister, Boise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $521,582. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $89,206 median income, cost of living beats 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Collister, Boise safe?
Yes, Collister, Boise is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Collister, Boise with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Collister, Boise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Collister, Boise 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.
Collister, Boise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Collister, Boise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Collister, Boise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Collister, Boise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Collister, Boise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Collister, Boise 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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