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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Idaho for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 13 places

  1. #1Twin FallsPopulation 52,315 · solid overall livability51% match
  2. #2LewistonPopulation 34,270 · solid overall livability51% match
  3. #3MoscowPopulation 25,616 · solid overall livability51% match
  4. #4NampaPopulation 102,598 · solid overall livability49% match
  5. #5CaldwellPopulation 61,212 · solid overall livability49% match
  6. #6RexburgPopulation 38,803 · mixed overall livability46% match
  7. #7Idaho FallsPopulation 65,685 · mixed overall livability39% match
  8. #8PocatelloPopulation 56,582 · mixed overall livability39% match
  9. #9Boise CityPopulation 234,192 · solid overall livability32% match
  10. #10MeridianPopulation 119,872 · solid overall livability32% match
  11. #11Coeur d'AlenePopulation 54,599 · solid overall livability32% match
  12. #12Post FallsPopulation 40,002 · solid overall livability32% match
  13. #13EaglePopulation 30,635 · solid overall livability32% 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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