Best PlacesState Line, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around State Line, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
State Line ranks 1,563rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in State Line
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.
State Line's strengths and weaknesses
Where State Line ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
Where State Line ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in State Line
A household needs to earn about $180,000 a year to comfortably buy the median State Line home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,099, 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 State Line's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 State Line
State Line 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 State Line.
Who works in State Line, and how
Work in State Line centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in State Line
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across State Line.
What the weather is like in State Line, month by month
State Line sees roughly 103 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 State Line
The nearest airport, Spokane International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Seattle-Tacoma International, about 248 miles away.
The best schools in and around State Line
Schools across State Line average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Betty Kiefer Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Seltice Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- River City Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lakeland Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeland Senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Post Falls High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every State Line school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
State Line 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 State Line against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in State Line
Is State Line a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, State Line ranks 1,563rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on an overheated housing market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is State Line expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $735,419. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $112,099 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is State Line safe?
Yes, State Line is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare State Line with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to State Line. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in State Line 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.
State Line detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for State Line: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in State Line: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of State Line: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in State Line: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
State Line 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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