Best PlacesReubens, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reubens, 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.
Reubens ranks 27,519th 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 Reubens
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.
Reubens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Reubens ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
Where Reubens ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reubens
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reubens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,806, 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 Reubens' effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reubens
Reubens runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reubens.
Who works in Reubens, and how
Work in Reubens centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Reubens
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reubens.
What the weather is like in Reubens, month by month
Reubens sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 95° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Reubens
The nearest airport, Lewiston/Nez Perce County, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reubens
Schools across Reubens average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top high schools
- Highland SchoolB− · 33% proficient
- Culdesac SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reubens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reubens 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 Reubens against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reubens
Is Reubens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reubens ranks 27,519th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and clean air, and lowest on biking and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reubens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,419. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $62,806 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Reubens safe?
Yes, Reubens is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Reubens with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reubens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reubens 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.
Reubens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reubens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reubens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reubens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reubens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reubens 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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