Best PlacesIdahome, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Idahome, 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.
Idahome ranks 17,943rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Idahome
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.
Idahome's strengths and weaknesses
Where Idahome ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute14.6 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
Where Idahome ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Idahome
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Idahome home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,144, 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 Idahome's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Idahome
Idahome runs younger than the country, 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 Idahome.
Who works in Idahome, and how
Work in Idahome centers on agriculture & forestry and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Idahome
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Idahome.
What the weather is like in Idahome, month by month
Idahome sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 66° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Idahome
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Idahome
Schools across Idahome average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Declo Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Raft River Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Declo Jr High SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Raft River Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Declo Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Idahome school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Idahome 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 Idahome against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Idahome
Is Idahome a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Idahome ranks 17,943rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Idahome expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $410,707. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,144 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Idahome safe?
Yes, Idahome is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Idahome with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Idahome. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Idahome 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.
Idahome detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Idahome: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Idahome: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Idahome: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Idahome: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Idahome 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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