Best PlacesKellogg, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kellogg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kellogg ranks 27,457th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kellogg
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.
Kellogg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kellogg ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
Where Kellogg ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$47,844 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kellogg
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kellogg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,844, 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 Kellogg's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kellogg
Kellogg runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Kellogg.
Who works in Kellogg, and how
Work in Kellogg centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Kellogg
Kellogg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Kellogg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kellogg, month by month
Kellogg sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs July and August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 23° | 18° |
| April | 43° | 33° | 26° |
| July | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| October | 47° | 38° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Kellogg
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 275 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kellogg
Schools across Kellogg average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Silver Hills Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Pinehurst Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kellogg Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Kellogg High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Wallace Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kellogg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kellogg 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 Kellogg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kellogg
Is Kellogg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kellogg ranks 27,457th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, state finances, and biking, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kellogg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,132. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $47,844 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Kellogg safe?
Yes, Kellogg is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Kellogg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kellogg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kellogg 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.
Kellogg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kellogg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kellogg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kellogg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kellogg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kellogg 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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