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2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winstead Park, Boise, 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.
Winstead Park, Boise ranks 1,672nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Winstead Park, Boise
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.
Winstead Park, Boise's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winstead Park, Boise ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Winstead Park, Boise ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Winstead Park, Boise
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winstead Park, Boise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,194, 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 Winstead Park, Boise's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Winstead Park, Boise
Winstead Park, Boise runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winstead Park, Boise.
Who works in Winstead Park, Boise, and how
Work in Winstead Park, Boise centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Winstead Park, Boise
Winstead Park, Boise has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Winstead Park, Boise and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Winstead Park, Boise, month by month
Winstead Park, Boise sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Winstead Park, Boise
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 59 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Winstead Park, Boise
Schools across Winstead Park, Boise average a C+, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Koelsch Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fairmont Junior High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Capital Senior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winstead Park, Boise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winstead Park, Boise 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 Winstead Park, Boise against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Winstead Park, Boise
Is Winstead Park, Boise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winstead Park, Boise ranks 1,672nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and low disaster risk, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winstead Park, Boise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $420,464. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $72,194 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Winstead Park, Boise safe?
Yes, Winstead Park, Boise is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Winstead Park, Boise with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winstead Park, Boise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winstead Park, Boise 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.
Winstead Park, Boise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winstead Park, Boise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winstead Park, Boise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winstead Park, Boise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winstead Park, Boise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winstead Park, Boise 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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