Best PlacesFremont County, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Fremont County, 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.
Fremont County ranks 627th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fremont County
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.
Fremont County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fremont County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of counties
Where Fremont County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Fremont County
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fremont County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,298; 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 Fremont County's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Fremont County
Fremont County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fremont County.
Who works in Fremont County, and how
Work in Fremont County centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Fremont County
Fremont County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Fremont County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Fremont County growing, and who is moving in?
Fremont County has grown about 12% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Madison County, ID.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Fremont County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Fremont County, month by month
Fremont County sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | 11° |
| April | 59° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 90° | 71° | 51° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Fremont County
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fremont County
Schools across Fremont County average a B−, better than 62% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Tetonia Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Teton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Parker-egin Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sugar-salem Junior High SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- South Fremont Jr HighC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- South Fremont High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Sugar-salem High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- North Fremont Jr/sr High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fremont County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fremont County 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 Fremont County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Fremont County
Is Fremont County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fremont County ranks 627th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and heat safety, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fremont County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,803. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $73,298 median income, cost of living beats 55% of counties.
Is Fremont County safe?
Yes, Fremont County is safer than 91% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Fremont County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fremont County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fremont County 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.
Fremont County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fremont County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fremont County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fremont County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fremont County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fremont County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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