Best PlacesDaniels, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Daniels, 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.
Daniels ranks 17,905th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Daniels
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.
Daniels' strengths and weaknesses
Where Daniels ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$560 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
Where Daniels ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Daniels
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Daniels home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $75,727; 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 Daniels' 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 Daniels
Daniels runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Daniels.
Who works in Daniels, and how
Work in Daniels centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Daniels
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Daniels.
What the weather is like in Daniels, month by month
Daniels sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 51° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Daniels
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Daniels
Schools across Daniels average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arbon Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Malad Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Downey Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malad Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Marsh Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Malad Senior High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Marsh Valley High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Daniels school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Daniels 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 Daniels against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Daniels
Is Daniels a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Daniels ranks 17,905th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Daniels expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,690. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $75,727 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Daniels safe?
Yes, Daniels is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare Daniels with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Daniels. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Daniels 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.
Daniels detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Daniels: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Daniels: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Daniels: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Daniels: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Daniels 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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