Best PlacesRoberts, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roberts, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Roberts ranks 6,235th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roberts
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.
Roberts' strengths and weaknesses
Where Roberts ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
Where Roberts ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roberts
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roberts home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,355, 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 Roberts' effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Roberts
Roberts 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 Roberts.
Who works in Roberts, and how
Work in Roberts centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Roberts
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roberts.
What the weather is like in Roberts, month by month
Roberts sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 11° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 91° | 71° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 45° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Roberts
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 201 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roberts
Schools across Roberts average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fairview Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Riverview Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rigby Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Eagle Rock Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Donald J Hobbs Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Rigby High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- West Jefferson High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Skyline Senior High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roberts school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roberts 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 Roberts against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roberts
Is Roberts a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roberts ranks 6,235th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roberts expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,969. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $89,355 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Roberts safe?
Yes, Roberts is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare Roberts with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roberts. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roberts 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.
Roberts detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roberts: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roberts: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roberts: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roberts: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roberts 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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