Best PlacesSublett, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sublett, 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.
Sublett ranks 20,389th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sublett
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.
Sublett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sublett ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
Where Sublett ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sublett
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sublett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,672, 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 Sublett's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 Sublett
Sublett 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 Sublett.
Who works in Sublett, and how
Work in Sublett centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Sublett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sublett.
What the weather is like in Sublett, month by month
Sublett sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 47° | 33° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 66° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Sublett
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sublett
Schools across Sublett average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stone Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Raft River Elementary SchoolB · 50% 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 Sublett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sublett 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 Sublett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sublett
Is Sublett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sublett ranks 20,389th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sublett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $406,445. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $64,672 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Sublett safe?
Yes, Sublett is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Sublett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sublett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sublett 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.
Sublett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sublett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sublett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sublett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sublett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sublett 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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