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Rankings

Best Places to Live in Idaho

301 cities ranked by livability score (crime + housing + schools + cost of living).

Best Places to Live in Idaho (2026)

RankCityLivabilityPopulationCrime ScoreHousing ScoreMedian Price
#1Boise, ID50448,30500$0
#2Nampa, ID50201,95600$0
#3Coeur d'Alene, ID50131,59200$0
#4Meridian, ID50130,13800$0
#5Idaho Falls, ID50111,13700$0
#6Pocatello, ID5072,96300$0
#7Coeur D Alene, ID5067,46400$0
#8Caldwell, ID5066,51600$0
#9Twin Falls, ID5054,16400$0
#10Post Falls, ID5043,39100$0
#11Rexburg, ID5040,54300$0
#12Lewiston, ID5034,65100$0
#13Eagle, ID5032,85500$0
#14Kuna, ID5027,15800$0
#15Moscow, ID5026,28600$0
#16Ammon, ID5019,06400$0
#17Mountain Home, ID5016,49300$0
#18Hayden, ID5016,33800$0
#19Chubbuck, ID5016,12600$0
#20Star, ID5014,74500$0
#21Jerome, ID5012,93000$0
#22Blackfoot, ID5012,78200$0
#23Garden City, ID5012,65400$0
#24Burley, ID5011,95800$0
#25Rathdrum, ID5010,87400$0
#26Middleton, ID5010,64900$0
#27Hailey, ID509,66500$0
#28Sandpoint, ID509,63700$0
#29Payette, ID508,53600$0
#30Emmett, ID508,27500$0
#31Saint Anthony, ID507,97500$0
#32Sagle, ID507,80600$0
#33Mccall, ID507,75000$0
#34Saint Maries, ID507,27500$0
#35Fruitland, ID506,66300$0
#36Rupert, ID506,19000$0
#37Weiser, ID505,93500$0
#38Preston, ID505,92800$0
#39Rigby, ID505,40400$0
#40Kimberly, ID505,11100$0
#41Shelley, ID505,09200$0
#42American Falls, ID504,71200$0
#43Buhl, ID504,67300$0
#44Lincoln, ID504,00200$0
#45McCall, ID503,94600$0
#46St. Anthony, ID503,91100$0
#47Gooding, ID503,77800$0
#48Heyburn, ID503,69300$0
#49Ketchum, ID503,59400$0
#50Grangeville, ID503,51500$0
#51Hidden Springs, ID503,37800$0
#52Orofino, ID503,26000$0
#53Mountain Home AFB, ID503,21900$0
#54Mountain Home Afb, ID503,21900$0
#55Salmon, ID503,20300$0
#56Soda Springs, ID503,15800$0
#57Homedale, ID503,06900$0
#58Victor, ID503,06700$0
#59Iona, ID502,98400$0
#60Wendell, ID502,98100$0
#61Filer, ID502,92500$0
#62Driggs, ID502,92500$0
#63St. Maries, ID502,91500$0
#64Montpelier, ID502,69400$0
#65Bonners Ferry, ID502,66900$0
#66Fort Hall, ID502,65400$0
#67Malad City, ID502,60100$0
#68Bellevue, ID502,58800$0
#69Aberdeen, ID502,56400$0
#70Dalton Gardens, ID502,49600$0
#71Kellogg, ID502,30700$0
#72Mccammon, ID502,17900$0
#73Sugar City, ID502,12200$0
#74Pinehurst, ID502,12000$0
#75Wilder, ID502,07400$0
#76Spirit Lake, ID501,97200$0
#77Parma, ID501,92800$0
#78Shoshone, ID501,91100$0
#79New Plymouth, ID501,79400$0
#80Priest River, ID501,77800$0
#81Naples, ID501,71400$0
#82Osburn, ID501,62000$0
#83Ucon, ID501,60600$0
#84Paul, ID501,58600$0
#85Tyhee, ID501,56800$0
#86Ponderay, ID501,53400$0
#87Greenleaf, ID501,48200$0
#88Sun Valley, ID501,46000$0
#89Glenns Ferry, ID501,43800$0
#90Groveland, ID501,42200$0
#91Ashton, ID501,41700$0
#92Cataldo, ID501,41200$0
#93Moyie Springs, ID501,37800$0
#94Grace, ID501,34900$0
#95Moreland, ID501,32600$0
#96Marsing, ID501,30600$0
#97Kingston, ID501,28700$0
#98Hagerman, ID501,27600$0
#99Genesee, ID501,26500$0
#100Cocolalla, ID501,24900$0
#101Hansen, ID501,22500$0
#102Robie Creek, ID501,21300$0
#103Terreton, ID501,20700$0
#104Carey, ID501,19600$0
#105Plummer, ID501,16200$0
#106Cottonwood, ID501,13100$0
#107Cascade, ID501,11800$0
#108Pingree, ID501,09000$0
#109Kamiah, ID501,08400$0
#110Ririe, ID501,07900$0
#111Franklin, ID501,03400$0
#112Wallace, ID501,02700$0
#113Kootenai, ID501,02200$0
#114Lapwai, ID501,02100$0
#115Clark Fork, ID5099000$0
#116Hazelton, ID5097700$0
#117Troy, ID5096000$0
#118Lenore, ID5094000$0
#119Inkom, ID5093600$0
#120Hauser, ID5093200$0
#121Potlatch, ID5092200$0
#122McCammon, ID5090900$0
#123Mullan, ID5089000$0
#124Teton, ID5087700$0
#125Menan, ID5087600$0
#126Council, ID5087100$0
#127Riverside, ID5086700$0
#128Challis, ID5085400$0
#129Arco, ID5085000$0
#130Hayden Lake, ID5083400$0
#131Oakley, ID5083000$0
#132Downey, ID5080300$0
#133Dover, ID5079200$0
#134Clifton, ID5078800$0
#135Athol, ID5077700$0
#136Horseshoe Bend, ID5075800$0
#137Sweet, ID5075200$0
#138Georgetown, ID5073900$0
#139Indian Valley, ID5070400$0
#140Kooskia, ID5068700$0
#141Juliaetta, ID5067200$0
#142Smelterville, ID5066800$0
#143Carmen, ID5066700$0
#144Silverton, ID5065200$0
#145Blanchard, ID5065100$0
#146Bayview, ID5065000$0
#147Melba, ID5061700$0
#148Roberts, ID5060900$0
#149Parker, ID5060700$0
#150Mackay, ID5060200$0
#151Monteview, ID5060000$0
#152Avimor, ID5058600$0
#153Richfield, ID5058600$0
#154Dubois, ID5058500$0
#155Idaho City, ID5058100$0
#156Notus, ID5057300$0
#157Weston, ID5056900$0
#158Basalt, ID5056900$0
#159Paris, ID5056200$0
#160Arbon Valley, ID5056200$0
#161Newdale, ID5052500$0
#162Nezperce, ID5052200$0
#163Craigmont, ID5050900$0
#164King Hill, ID5050200$0
#165Dayton, ID5050000$0
#166Fairfield, ID5049900$0
#167Rockford, ID5049200$0
#168Mud Lake, ID5049100$0
#169Declo, ID5047700$0
#170Grand View, ID5047200$0
#171Deary, ID5045800$0
#172Lewisville, ID5045300$0
#173Desmet, ID5045200$0
#174Garden Valley, ID5043800$0
#175Firth, ID5042900$0
#176Oldtown, ID5042800$0
#177Tetonia, ID5042600$0
#178Eden, ID5042100$0
#179Dietrich, ID5042100$0
#180New Meadows, ID5041100$0
#181Culdesac, ID5041100$0
#182Laclede, ID5040600$0
#183Careywood, ID5039300$0
#184Arbon, ID5038800$0
#185Howe, ID5038600$0
#186Albion, ID5037600$0
#187Pierce, ID5036000$0
#188Santa, ID5035200$0
#189Arimo, ID5035100$0
#190Midvale, ID5034700$0
#191Hollister, ID5034700$0
#192Malta, ID5034600$0
#193Rockford Bay, ID5033600$0
#194Kendrick, ID5032700$0
#195Cambridge, ID5032400$0
#196Weippe, ID5032000$0
#197Stanley, ID5031900$0
#198Hammett, ID5031900$0
#199Nordman, ID5031500$0
#200Winchester, ID5030200$0
#201Gannett, ID5028400$0
#202Wardner, ID5028100$0
#203Swan Valley, ID5028100$0
#204Almo, ID5027800$0
#205East Hope, ID5026500$0
#206Riggins, ID5026300$0
#207Onaway, ID5026300$0
#208Bloomington, ID5025500$0
#209Fish Haven, ID5025500$0
#210Bancroft, ID5025000$0
#211Pollock, ID5024100$0
#212Irwin, ID5023600$0
#213Worley, ID5023000$0
#214Bliss, ID5022900$0
#215Rockland, ID5022800$0
#216Moore, ID5022800$0
#217Chester, ID5022000$0
#218Saint Charles, ID5021900$0
#219Lava Hot Springs, ID5021800$0
#220Crouch, ID5021400$0
#221Huetter, ID5021200$0
#222Fernan Lake Village, ID5021200$0
#223Elk City, ID5020200$0
#224North Fork, ID5019700$0
#225Donnelly, ID5019500$0
#226Peck, ID5019400$0
#227Tendoy, ID5019100$0
#228Harrison, ID5019000$0
#229Harvard, ID5018900$0
#230Thatcher, ID5018500$0
#231Castleford, ID5018300$0
#232Minidoka, ID5017900$0
#233Island Park, ID5017000$0
#234Murphy, ID5017000$0
#235Felt, ID5016800$0
#236Mesa, ID5016600$0
#237Stites, ID5016500$0
#238Springfield, ID5016400$0
#239Sweetwater, ID5016300$0
#240Ferdinand, ID5016200$0
#241Ola, ID5015600$0
#242Acequia, ID5015300$0
#243Swan Lake, ID5014800$0
#244Dingle, ID5014700$0
#245Lucile, ID5014700$0
#246St. Charles, ID5014500$0
#247Ahsahka, ID5014400$0
#248Medimont, ID5014100$0
#249Bern, ID5013800$0
#250Leadore, ID5013500$0
#251De Smet, ID5013500$0
#252Calder, ID5013200$0
#253Murtaugh, ID5012900$0
#254Geneva, ID5012900$0
#255Elk River, ID5012400$0
#256Picabo, ID5012400$0
#257Avery, ID5012400$0
#258Conkling Park, ID5012300$0
#259Greencreek, ID5012100$0
#260Hope, ID5011200$0
#261May, ID5011200$0
#262Letha, ID5010900$0
#263Bovill, ID5010700$0
#264Lemhi, ID5010400$0
#265Butte City, ID509500$0
#266Bennington, ID509200$0
#267Parkline, ID509100$0
#268Bruneau, ID508200$0
#269Wayan, ID508000$0
#270Murray, ID507600$0
#271Tensed, ID507100$0
#272Reubens, ID506800$0
#273Smiths Ferry, ID506600$0
#274Gibbsonville, ID506600$0
#275Eastport, ID506300$0
#276Hamer, ID505900$0
#277White Bird, ID505700$0
#278Lost River, ID505500$0
#279Oxford, ID504900$0
#280Holbrook, ID504900$0
#281Lowman, ID504600$0
#282Macks Inn, ID503600$0
#283Rogerson, ID503500$0
#284Placerville, ID503000$0
#285Viola, ID503000$0
#286Hill City, ID502900$0
#287Princeton, ID502500$0
#288Shoup, ID502500$0
#289Coolin, ID502400$0
#290Spencer, ID501900$0
#291Yellow Pine, ID501700$0
#292Corral, ID501600$0
#293Atomic City, ID501500$0
#294Clarkia, ID501100$0
#295State Line, ID50900$0
#296Drummond, ID50300$0
#297Ellis, ID50100$0
#298Warm River, ID50000$0
#299Clayton, ID50000$0
#300Banks, ID50000$0
#301Fernwood, ID50000$0