Best PlacesKing Hill, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around King Hill, 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.
King Hill ranks 28,124th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in King Hill
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.
King Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where King Hill ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$555 a month, better than 86% of towns
Where King Hill ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in King Hill
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median King Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,904, 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 King Hill's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 King Hill
King Hill 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 King Hill.
Who works in King Hill, and how
Work in King Hill centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in King Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across King Hill.
What the weather is like in King Hill, month by month
King Hill sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 50° | 34° |
| July | 98° | 80° | 60° |
| October | 69° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of King Hill
The nearest airport, Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around King Hill
Schools across King Hill average a C−, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glenns Ferry Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenns Ferry Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Glenns Ferry High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every King Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
King Hill 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 King Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in King Hill
Is King Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, King Hill ranks 28,124th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is King Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,247. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $74,904 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is King Hill safe?
Yes, King Hill is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare King Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to King Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in King Hill 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.
King Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for King Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in King Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of King Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in King Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
King Hill 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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