Best PlacesCuprum, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cuprum, 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.
Cuprum ranks 27,504th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cuprum
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.
Cuprum's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cuprum ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
Where Cuprum ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cuprum
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cuprum home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,750, 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 Cuprum's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cuprum
Cuprum runs older than the country, 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 Cuprum.
Who works in Cuprum, and how
Work in Cuprum centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cuprum
Cuprum has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Cuprum and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cuprum, month by month
Cuprum sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 22° | 12° |
| April | 52° | 38° | 26° |
| July | 85° | 68° | 48° |
| October | 58° | 42° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Cuprum
The nearest airport, Lewiston/Nez Perce County, is about 91 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cuprum
Schools across Cuprum average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barbara R Morgan ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Council Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Riggins Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccall-donnelly High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Council Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Salmon River Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cuprum school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cuprum 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 Cuprum against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cuprum
Is Cuprum a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cuprum ranks 27,504th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cuprum expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $365,000. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $63,750 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Cuprum safe?
Yes, Cuprum is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Cuprum with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cuprum. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cuprum 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.
Cuprum detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cuprum: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cuprum: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cuprum: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cuprum: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cuprum 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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