Best PlacesFerdinand, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ferdinand, 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.
Ferdinand ranks 14,196th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ferdinand
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.
Ferdinand's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ferdinand ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
Where Ferdinand ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ferdinand
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ferdinand home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,718, 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 Ferdinand's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Ferdinand
Ferdinand runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ferdinand.
Who works in Ferdinand, and how
Work in Ferdinand centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Ferdinand
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ferdinand.
What the weather is like in Ferdinand, month by month
Ferdinand sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 25° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| October | 58° | 46° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Ferdinand
The nearest airport, Lewiston/Nez Perce County, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ferdinand
Schools across Ferdinand average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Prairie Jr/sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ferdinand school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ferdinand 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 Ferdinand against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ferdinand
Is Ferdinand a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ferdinand ranks 14,196th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and low property taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ferdinand expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,866. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $69,718 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Ferdinand safe?
Yes, Ferdinand is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Ferdinand with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ferdinand. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ferdinand 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.
Ferdinand detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ferdinand: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ferdinand: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ferdinand: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ferdinand: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ferdinand 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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