Best PlacesMarsing, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marsing, 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.
Marsing ranks 21,151st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marsing
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.
Marsing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marsing ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
Where Marsing ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marsing
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marsing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,777, 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 Marsing's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Marsing
Marsing's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marsing.
Who works in Marsing, and how
Work in Marsing centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Marsing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marsing.
What the weather is like in Marsing, month by month
Marsing sees roughly 96 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 Marsing
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 29 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 Marsing
Schools across Marsing average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Canyon Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Melba Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Lake Ridge ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vallivue Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Homedale Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Marsing Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Marsing High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Melba High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Vallivue High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marsing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marsing 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 Marsing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marsing
Is Marsing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marsing ranks 21,151st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on education levels and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marsing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $461,798. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $71,777 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Marsing safe?
Yes, Marsing is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Marsing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marsing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marsing 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.
Marsing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marsing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marsing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marsing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marsing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marsing 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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