Best PlacesEdgemere, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgemere, 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.
Edgemere ranks 28,498th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgemere
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.
Edgemere's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgemere ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
Where Edgemere ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute41.4 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgemere
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgemere home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,036, 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 Edgemere's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 Edgemere
Edgemere 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 Edgemere.
Who works in Edgemere, and how
Work in Edgemere centers on admin & support services and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Edgemere
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edgemere.
What the weather is like in Edgemere, month by month
Edgemere sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 29° | 26° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| October | 56° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Edgemere
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 259 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgemere
Schools across Edgemere average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Priest River Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Southside Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Timberlake Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Priest River Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Timberlake Senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Priest River Lamanna HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgemere school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgemere 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 Edgemere against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgemere
Is Edgemere a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgemere ranks 28,498th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgemere expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $520,096. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $66,036 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Edgemere safe?
Yes, Edgemere is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Edgemere with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgemere. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgemere 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.
Edgemere detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgemere: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgemere: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgemere: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgemere: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgemere 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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