Best PlacesSoda Springs, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Soda Springs, 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.
Soda Springs ranks 12,677th 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 Soda Springs
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.
Soda Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Soda Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
Where Soda Springs ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 21% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Soda Springs
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Soda Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,935, 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 Soda Springs' effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Soda Springs
Soda Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Soda Springs.
Who works in Soda Springs, and how
Work in Soda Springs 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Soda Springs
Soda Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Soda Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Soda Springs, month by month
Soda Springs sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 15° | 5° |
| April | 49° | 36° | 26° |
| July | 81° | 62° | 43° |
| October | 56° | 39° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Soda Springs
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Soda Springs
Schools across Soda Springs average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Gem ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Howard E Thirkill Primary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Thayne ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Etna ElementaryA · 60% proficient
- Tigert Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Soda Springs High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Star Valley High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- North Gem High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Soda Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Soda Springs
Is Soda Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Soda Springs ranks 12,677th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, heat safety, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 Soda Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,011. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $67,935 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Soda Springs safe?
Yes, Soda Springs is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Soda Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Soda Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Soda Springs 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.
Soda Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Soda Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Soda Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Soda Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Soda Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Soda Springs 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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