Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in Idaho for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 13 places
- #1Idaho FallsPopulation 65,685 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #2Twin FallsPopulation 52,315 · solid overall livability26% match
- #3LewistonPopulation 34,270 · solid overall livability26% match
- #4RexburgPopulation 38,803 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #5EaglePopulation 30,635 · solid overall livability23% match
- #6PocatelloPopulation 56,582 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #7Boise CityPopulation 234,192 · solid overall livability10% match
- #8MeridianPopulation 119,872 · solid overall livability10% match
- #9NampaPopulation 102,598 · solid overall livability10% match
- #10CaldwellPopulation 61,212 · solid overall livability10% match
- #11Coeur d'AlenePopulation 54,599 · solid overall livability10% match
- #12Post FallsPopulation 40,002 · solid overall livability10% match
- #13MoscowPopulation 25,616 · solid overall livability10% 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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