Best PlacesTerreton, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Terreton, 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.
Terreton ranks 13,720th 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 Terreton
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.
Terreton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Terreton ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
Where Terreton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Terreton
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Terreton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,362, 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 Terreton's 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Terreton
Terreton 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 Terreton.
Who works in Terreton, and how
Work in Terreton centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Terreton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Terreton.
What the weather is like in Terreton, month by month
Terreton sees roughly 151 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 Terreton
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 192 miles away.
The best schools in and around Terreton
Schools across Terreton average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westside Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Riverside Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Arco Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rigby Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Snake River Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Eagle Rock Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Rigby High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Butte County Middle/high SchoolB · 48% proficient
- West Jefferson High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Terreton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Terreton 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 Terreton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Terreton
Is Terreton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Terreton ranks 13,720th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover 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 Terreton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,935. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,362 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Terreton safe?
Yes, Terreton is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
Compare Terreton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Terreton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Terreton 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.
Terreton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Terreton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Terreton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Terreton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Terreton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Terreton 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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