Best PlacesMcCammon, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McCammon, 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.
McCammon ranks 22,262nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McCammon
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.
McCammon's strengths and weaknesses
Where McCammon ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 80% of towns
Where McCammon ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McCammon
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McCammon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,741, 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 McCammon's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 McCammon
McCammon runs older 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 McCammon.
Who works in McCammon, and how
Work in McCammon centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in McCammon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McCammon.
What the weather is like in McCammon, month by month
McCammon sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 51° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of McCammon
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around McCammon
Schools across McCammon average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lava Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Inkom Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marsh Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Marsh Valley High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McCammon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McCammon 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 McCammon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McCammon
Is McCammon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McCammon ranks 22,262nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on noise and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McCammon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,720. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,741 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is McCammon safe?
Yes, McCammon is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare McCammon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McCammon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McCammon 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.
McCammon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McCammon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McCammon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McCammon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McCammon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McCammon 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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