Best PlacesMoore, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moore, 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.
Moore ranks 18,581st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moore
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.
Moore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moore ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
Where Moore ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moore
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,109, 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 Moore's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Moore
Moore'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 Moore.
Who works in Moore, and how
Work in Moore centers on agriculture & forestry and wholesale trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Moore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moore.
What the weather is like in Moore, month by month
Moore sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 31° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 58° |
| October | 57° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Moore
The nearest airport, Friedman Memorial, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moore
Schools across Moore average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arco Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Bellevue Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Mackay Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Butte County Middle/high SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Mackay Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Snake River High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moore 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 Moore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moore
Is Moore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moore ranks 18,581st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city 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 Moore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,801. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,109 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Moore safe?
Yes, Moore is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare Moore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moore 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.
Moore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moore 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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