Best PlacesOxford, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oxford, 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.
Oxford ranks 15,972nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oxford
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.
Oxford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oxford ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
Where Oxford ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oxford
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oxford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,459, 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 Oxford's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Oxford
Oxford 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 Oxford.
Who works in Oxford, and how
Work in Oxford centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Oxford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oxford.
What the weather is like in Oxford, month by month
Oxford sees roughly 113 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 Oxford
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 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oxford
Schools across Oxford average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harold B Lee Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beutler Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Preston Jr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- West Side Senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Preston High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oxford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oxford 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 Oxford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oxford
Is Oxford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oxford ranks 15,972nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and population health, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oxford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,365. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $68,459 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Oxford safe?
Yes, Oxford is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare Oxford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oxford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oxford 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.
Oxford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oxford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oxford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oxford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oxford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oxford 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.