Best PlacesFernan Lake Village, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fernan Lake Village, 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.
Fernan Lake Village ranks 6,807th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fernan Lake Village
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.
Fernan Lake Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fernan Lake Village ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
Where Fernan Lake Village ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 31% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fernan Lake Village
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fernan Lake Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,338, 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 Fernan Lake Village's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Fernan Lake Village
Fernan Lake Village 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 Fernan Lake Village.
Who works in Fernan Lake Village, and how
Work in Fernan Lake Village centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fernan Lake Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fernan Lake Village.
What the weather is like in Fernan Lake Village, month by month
Fernan Lake Village sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 88° | 72° | 53° |
| October | 60° | 47° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Fernan Lake Village
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 260 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fernan Lake Village
Schools across Fernan Lake Village average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrison Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Fernan Stem AcademyB · 45% proficient
- Winton Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakes Magnet SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake City High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Lakeside High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fernan Lake Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fernan Lake Village 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 Fernan Lake Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fernan Lake Village
Is Fernan Lake Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fernan Lake Village ranks 6,807th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on an overheated housing market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fernan Lake Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $801,658. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $72,338 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Fernan Lake Village safe?
Yes, Fernan Lake Village is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare Fernan Lake Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fernan Lake Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fernan Lake Village 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.
Fernan Lake Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fernan Lake Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fernan Lake Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fernan Lake Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fernan Lake Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fernan Lake Village 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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