Best PlacesPlummer, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plummer, 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.
Plummer ranks 30,584th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Plummer
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.
Plummer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Plummer ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$565 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Plummer ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$56,857 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Plummer
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plummer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,857, 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 Plummer's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Plummer
Plummer'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 Plummer.
Who works in Plummer, and how
Work in Plummer centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Plummer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Plummer.
What the weather is like in Plummer, month by month
Plummer sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 88° | 72° | 53° |
| October | 60° | 47° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Plummer
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 254 miles away.
The best schools in and around Plummer
Schools across Plummer average a D+, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potlatch Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Heyburn Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Maries Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lakeside Jr High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- St Maries High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Potlatch Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lakeside High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plummer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plummer 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 Plummer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Plummer
Is Plummer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plummer ranks 30,584th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Plummer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,000. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $56,857 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Plummer safe?
Yes, Plummer is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Plummer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plummer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plummer 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.
Plummer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plummer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plummer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plummer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plummer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plummer 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.