Salmon makes Idaho’s top 10 on 5 lists
Salmon is ranked on 33 lists against the 63 Idaho towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 5 and the top quarter on 8.
Salmon is on Idaho’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every ID town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Salmon marked.
Older than 97% of Idaho
Not better or worse, just Salmon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for affordability
Lists where Salmon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Salmon lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Salmon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in ID, the right end is last. Areas where Salmon does best come first.
Every ID list, and where Salmon lands
37 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 McCall · 10.5 min
#3 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Aberdeen · 2.2 yrs
#11
Cheapest rent#1 Montpelier · $535/mo
#2
Lowest property tax#1 Grangeville · $984/yr
#14
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jerome · 30.9%
Health
Healthiest#1 Ketchum · 96 / 100
#43
Lowest obesity#1 Ketchum · 21%
#14
Fewest smokers#1 Mountain Home AFB · 8%
#41
Most active#1 Hidden Springs · 15%
#47
Fewest uninsured#1 Hidden Springs · 5%
#7
Lowest depression#1 Ketchum · 19%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mountain Home · 0.6 mi
#62 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle · 11.2%
#38
Most trails#1 Hidden Springs · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#10
Most walkable#1 Grangeville · 169 / sq mi
#9 People
Most educated#1 Ketchum · 63.2%
#40
Youngest#1 Rexburg · 21.0
#61
Oldest#1 Ketchum · 58.3
#3
Most residents 65+#1 McCall · 35.4%
#7
Most kids#1 Iona · 43.1%
#60 
Climate
Snowiest#1 McCall · 132 in
#37
Least snow#1 Star · 7.4 in
#23
Mildest winters#1 Lewiston · 29.5°
#46
Hottest summers#1 Mountain Home · 93.8°
#37
Coolest summers#1 Driggs · 79.7°
#27
Longest growing season#1 Lewiston · 200 days
#45
Wettest#1 Sandpoint · 31 in
#61 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 McCall · 59.2%
#6
Most new homes#1 Star · 57.8 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Victor · +110.5%
#22
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Bellevue · 11.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Rexburg · 6.4
The number on the right is Salmon’s spot. All of Idaho’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 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.