Best PlacesHarris Ranch, Boise, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harris Ranch, Boise, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Harris Ranch, Boise ranks 8th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Harris Ranch, Boise
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.
Harris Ranch, Boise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harris Ranch, Boise ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
Where Harris Ranch, Boise ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Harris Ranch, Boise
A household needs to earn about $208,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harris Ranch, Boise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $178,820, 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 Harris Ranch, Boise's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Harris Ranch, Boise
Harris Ranch, Boise runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Harris Ranch, Boise.
Who works in Harris Ranch, Boise, and how
Work in Harris Ranch, Boise centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Harris Ranch, Boise
Harris Ranch, Boise has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Harris Ranch, Boise and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Harris Ranch, Boise, month by month
Harris Ranch, Boise sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Harris Ranch, Boise
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 59 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Harris Ranch, Boise
Schools across Harris Ranch, Boise average an A, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Adams Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Junior High SchoolA · 64% proficient
- North Junior High SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Boise Senior High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Timberline High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harris Ranch, Boise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harris Ranch, Boise 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 Harris Ranch, Boise against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Harris Ranch, Boise
Is Harris Ranch, Boise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harris Ranch, Boise ranks 8th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability 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 Harris Ranch, Boise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $801,596. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $178,820 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Harris Ranch, Boise safe?
Yes, Harris Ranch, Boise is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $125 per resident a year.
Compare Harris Ranch, Boise with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harris Ranch, Boise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harris Ranch, Boise 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.
Harris Ranch, Boise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harris Ranch, Boise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harris Ranch, Boise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harris Ranch, Boise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harris Ranch, Boise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harris Ranch, Boise 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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