Best PlacesColtman, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coltman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Coltman ranks 2,879th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Coltman
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.
Coltman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coltman ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
Where Coltman ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
- Short commute28.8 minutes each way, better than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coltman
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coltman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,724, 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 Coltman's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Coltman
Coltman 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 Coltman.
Who works in Coltman, and how
Work in Coltman centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Coltman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coltman.
What the weather is like in Coltman, month by month
Coltman sees roughly 154 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 Coltman
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 196 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coltman
Schools across Coltman average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fairview Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rigby Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Farnsworth Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Rigby High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Compass AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Bonneville High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coltman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coltman 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 Coltman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coltman
Is Coltman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coltman ranks 2,879th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover 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 Coltman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $418,250. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $90,724 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Coltman safe?
Yes, Coltman is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Coltman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coltman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coltman 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.
Coltman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coltman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coltman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coltman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coltman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coltman 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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