Jerome is #1 in Idaho for affordable rent
Jerome is ranked on 36 lists against the 63 Idaho towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 2.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every ID town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jerome marked.
Jerome lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Jerome’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in ID, the right end is last. Areas where Jerome does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 90% of Idaho
Not better or worse, just Jerome’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every ID list, and where Jerome lands
37 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Aberdeen · 2.2 yrs
#8
Cheapest rent#1 Montpelier · $535/mo
#20
Lowest property tax#1 Grangeville · $984/yr
#24
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jerome · 30.9%
#1 Health
Healthiest#1 Ketchum · 96 / 100
#60
Lowest obesity#1 Ketchum · 21%
#53
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Home AFB · 8%
#60
Most active#1 Hidden Springs · 15%
#59
Fewest uninsured#1 Hidden Springs · 5%
#62
Lowest depression#1 Ketchum · 19%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mountain Home · 0.6 mi
#21 Safety
Safest#1 Rexburg · 6.4
#20 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 McCall · 59.2%
#34
Most new homes#1 Star · 57.8 per 1,000
#34
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Victor · +110.5%
#7
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Bellevue · 11.9 per home
#12 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 McCall · 10.5 min
#40 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle · 11.2%
#47
Most trails#1 Hidden Springs · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Grangeville · 169 / sq mi
#32 
The number on the right is Jerome’s spot. All of Idaho’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every ID list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.