Best PlacesEmida, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Emida, 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.
Emida ranks 23,709th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Emida
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.
Emida's strengths and weaknesses
Where Emida ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
Where Emida ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Emida
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Emida home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,654; 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 Emida's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Emida
Emida's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Emida.
Who works in Emida, and how
Work in Emida centers on transportation & warehousing and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Emida
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Emida.
What the weather is like in Emida, month by month
Emida sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 50° |
| October | 62° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Emida
The nearest airport, Pullman/Moscow Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 247 miles away.
The best schools in and around Emida
Schools across Emida average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potlatch Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Upriver Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Maries Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lakeside Jr High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- St Maries High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Potlatch Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lakeside High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Emida school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Emida 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 Emida against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Emida
Is Emida a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Emida ranks 23,709th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, state finances, and few empty homes, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Emida expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,900. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $62,654 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Emida safe?
Yes, Emida is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Emida with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Emida. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Emida 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.
Emida detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Emida: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Emida: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Emida: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Emida: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Emida 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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