Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in Idaho for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 13 places
- #1MoscowPopulation 25,616 · solid overall livability92% match
- #2Twin FallsPopulation 52,315 · solid overall livability85% match
- #3LewistonPopulation 34,270 · solid overall livability67% match
- #4NampaPopulation 102,598 · solid overall livability64% match
- #5CaldwellPopulation 61,212 · solid overall livability64% match
- #6EaglePopulation 30,635 · solid overall livability64% match
- #7Boise CityPopulation 234,192 · solid overall livability46% match
- #8MeridianPopulation 119,872 · solid overall livability46% match
- #9Idaho FallsPopulation 65,685 · mixed overall livability46% match
- #10PocatelloPopulation 56,582 · mixed overall livability46% match
- #11RexburgPopulation 38,803 · mixed overall livability46% match
- #12Coeur d'AlenePopulation 54,599 · solid overall livability31% match
- #13Post FallsPopulation 40,002 · solid overall livability31% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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