Best PlacesMink Creek, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mink Creek, 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.
Mink Creek ranks 28,853rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mink Creek
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.
Mink Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mink Creek ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
Where Mink Creek ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mink Creek
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mink Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,439, 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 Mink Creek's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mink Creek
Mink Creek's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mink Creek.
Who works in Mink Creek, and how
Work in Mink Creek centers on education and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Mink Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mink Creek.
What the weather is like in Mink Creek, month by month
Mink Creek sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 13° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 53° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Mink Creek
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mink Creek
Schools across Mink Creek average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Paris Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bear Lake Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Preston Jr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Bear Lake High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Preston High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mink Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mink Creek 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 Mink Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mink Creek
Is Mink Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mink Creek ranks 28,853rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mink Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,000. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $56,439 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Mink Creek safe?
Yes, Mink Creek is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Mink Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mink Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mink Creek 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.
Mink Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mink Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mink Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mink Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mink Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mink Creek 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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