Best PlacesTeton, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Teton, 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.
Teton ranks 7,805th 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 Teton
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.
Teton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Teton ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where Teton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Teton
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Teton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,331; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Teton's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Teton
Teton 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 Teton.
Who works in Teton, and how
Work in Teton centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Teton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Teton.
What the weather is like in Teton, month by month
Teton sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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° | 20° | 11° |
| April | 59° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 90° | 71° | 51° |
| October | 61° | 45° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Teton
The nearest airport, Idaho Falls Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 215 miles away.
The best schools in and around Teton
Schools across Teton average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Teton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Henrys Fork ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sugar-salem Junior High SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- South Fremont Jr HighC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- South Fremont High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Sugar-salem High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Teton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Teton 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 Teton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Teton
Is Teton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Teton ranks 7,805th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, 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 Teton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,122. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $69,331 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Teton safe?
Yes, Teton is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Teton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Teton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Teton 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.
Teton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Teton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Teton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Teton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Teton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Teton 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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