Best PlacesKnowlton Heights, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Knowlton Heights, 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.
Knowlton Heights ranks 7,864th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Knowlton Heights
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.
Knowlton Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Knowlton Heights ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
Where Knowlton Heights ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Knowlton Heights
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knowlton Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,931, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Knowlton Heights' effective rate of 0.59%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Knowlton Heights
Knowlton Heights 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 Knowlton Heights.
Who works in Knowlton Heights, and how
Work in Knowlton Heights centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Knowlton Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Knowlton Heights.
What the weather is like in Knowlton Heights, month by month
Knowlton Heights sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 51° | 36° |
| July | 96° | 78° | 58° |
| October | 68° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Knowlton Heights
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 22 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 Knowlton Heights
Schools across Knowlton Heights average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Canyon Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Desert Springs Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Purple Sage ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middleton Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Vallivue Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Sage Valley Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Middleton High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Vallivue High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Notus Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knowlton Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knowlton Heights 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 Knowlton Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Knowlton Heights
Is Knowlton Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knowlton Heights ranks 7,864th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, state finances, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Knowlton Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,000. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $99,931 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Knowlton Heights safe?
Yes, Knowlton Heights is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare Knowlton Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knowlton Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knowlton Heights 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.
Knowlton Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knowlton Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knowlton Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knowlton Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knowlton Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knowlton Heights 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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