Best PlacesTwin Falls County, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Twin Falls County, 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.
Twin Falls County ranks 162nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Twin Falls County
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.
The best areas in Twin Falls County
The parts of Twin Falls County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Kimberly & Hansen
More households have young kids and advertised internet is faster.
Twin Falls
More adults hold degrees, though it is noisier.
Buhl
Biking is worse and commutes are longer.
Filer
Fewer residents vote and local pay stretches less far.
Scores across Twin Falls County run from about the 38th to the 99th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Twin Falls County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twin Falls County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of counties
Where Twin Falls County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of counties
- TransitBetter than only 35% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 36% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Twin Falls County
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twin Falls County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,052, 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 Twin Falls County's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Twin Falls County
Twin Falls County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Twin Falls County.
Who works in Twin Falls County, and how
Work in Twin Falls County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Twin Falls County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twin Falls County.
Is Twin Falls County growing, and who is moving in?
Twin Falls County has grown about 19% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Gooding County, ID.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Twin Falls County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Twin Falls County, month by month
Twin Falls County sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 59° |
| October | 66° | 49° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Twin Falls County
The nearest airport, Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twin Falls County
Schools across Twin Falls County average a B−, better than 61% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Pillar Falls ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Pinecrest Academy Of IdahoB+ · 55% proficient
- Sawtooth Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vera C O'leary Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Filer Intermediate SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Filer Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Kimberly High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Twin Falls High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Filer High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twin Falls County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twin Falls County 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 Twin Falls County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Twin Falls County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Twin Falls County
Is Twin Falls County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twin Falls County ranks 162nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and cell coverage, 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 Twin Falls County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,419. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $75,052 median income, cost of living beats 66% of counties.
Is Twin Falls County safe?
Yes, Twin Falls County is safer than 98% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Twin Falls County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 20. That works out to about 153 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Twin Falls County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Kimberly & Hansen, Twin Falls, and Buhl. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Twin Falls County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twin Falls County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twin Falls County 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.
Twin Falls County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twin Falls County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twin Falls County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twin Falls County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twin Falls County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twin Falls County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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