Best PlacesStone, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stone, 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.
Stone ranks 13,258th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stone
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.
Stone's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stone ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
Where Stone ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.1 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stone
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stone home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,881, 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 Stone's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Stone
Stone 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 Stone.
Who works in Stone, and how
Work in Stone centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stone
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stone.
What the weather is like in Stone, month by month
Stone sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 48° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Stone
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stone
Schools across Stone average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stone Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Raft River Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Malad Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malad Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Malad Senior High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Raft River Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stone school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stone 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 Stone against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stone
Is Stone a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stone ranks 13,258th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stone expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,600. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $74,881 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Stone safe?
Yes, Stone is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Stone with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stone. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stone 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.
Stone detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stone: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stone: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stone: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stone: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stone 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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