#1 in ID
Oneida County
71.2
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Compare counties in Idaho by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.
#2 in ID
Jefferson County
70.4
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Bannock County
69
Overall score
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Ada County
68.7
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Blaine County
66.9
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| Rank | County | Overall | Economy | Afford. | Schools | Safety | Taxes | Peace & Quiet | Typical home | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oneida County FIPS 16071 | 71.2 | 71.4 | 53.5 | 68.6 | 84.1 | 91.1 | 89.6 | $336,708 | $74,954 |
| 2 | Jefferson County FIPS 16051 | 70.4 | 78.8 | 36.6 | 72 | 93.5 | 86.6 | 90.2 | $465,392 | $86,679 |
| 3 | Bannock County FIPS 16005 | 69 | 62.3 | 37.7 | 85.7 | 98.8 | 74.9 | 91.6 | $352,606 | $66,499 |
| 4 | Ada County FIPS 16001 | 68.7 | 83.2 | 25.9 | 83.2 | 94.2 | 76.5 | 59.6 | $521,625 | $91,502 |
| 5 | Blaine County FIPS 16013 | 66.9 | 83.9 | 6.2 | 85.4 | 97.1 | 85.8 | 83 | $1,084,018 | $92,566 |
| 6 | Bonneville County FIPS 16019 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 39.2 | 73 | 86.1 | 81.9 | 90 | $400,910 | $79,068 |
| 7 | Caribou County FIPS 16029 | 66.2 | 65.6 | 42.8 | 56.8 | 97.7 | 86.9 | 87.7 | $330,406 | $68,782 |
| 8 | Bear Lake County FIPS 16007 | 66.1 | 77.6 | 34.4 | 55.8 | 91.6 | 94.5 | 74.2 | $386,602 | $75,260 |
| 9 | Kootenai County FIPS 16055 | 65.1 | 70.6 | 15.1 | 90.4 | 88 | 83.3 | 80.7 | $596,723 | $81,861 |
| 10 | Butte County FIPS 16023 | 63.2 | 53.3 | 58.2 | 53 | 80.6 | 82.7 | 88 | $217,600 | $53,015 |
| 11 | Franklin County FIPS 16041 | 63.2 | 73.3 | 27 | 61.6 | 81.8 | 89.4 | 91 | $438,371 | $71,950 |
| 12 | Cassia County FIPS 16031 | 63.1 | 76.2 | 41.5 | 38.3 | 79.7 | 91.8 | 96.7 | $344,658 | $70,830 |
| 13 | Latah County FIPS 16057 | 62.8 | 61.6 | 15.2 | 91.1 | 89.8 | 72.4 | 93.6 | $464,968 | $65,424 |
| 14 | Valley County FIPS 16085 | 62.6 | 65.5 | 10.8 | 94.3 | 78.1 | 88.2 | 83.1 | $675,255 | $76,078 |
| 15 | Nez Perce County FIPS 16069 | 62 | 63.9 | 36.1 | 57.1 | 96.3 | 64.5 | 94.5 | $384,386 | $72,599 |
| 16 | Madison County FIPS 16065 | 61.4 | 54.3 | 14.3 | 90.7 | 94.7 | 75.1 | 87.6 | $411,979 | $60,160 |
| 17 | Twin Falls County FIPS 16083 | 61.4 | 69.1 | 33.1 | 48.4 | 93.9 | 73.8 | 94.7 | $377,542 | $67,409 |
| 18 | Bingham County FIPS 16011 | 60.5 | 65.7 | 44.1 | 32.6 | 87.4 | 88.1 | 91.8 | $381,816 | $77,878 |
| 19 | Canyon County FIPS 16027 | 60.4 | 74.5 | 36.4 | 40 | 91.9 | 79.1 | 60.3 | $414,203 | $76,488 |
| 20 | Minidoka County FIPS 16067 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 47.9 | 29.9 | 91.5 | 88.5 | 95.8 | $323,367 | $70,377 |
| 21 | Payette County FIPS 16075 | 59.9 | 62.8 | 27.2 | 50.8 | 91.9 | 90.1 | 89.4 | $411,024 | $67,673 |
| 22 | Idaho County FIPS 16049 | 59.3 | 56.4 | 35.3 | 52.1 | 80.8 | 94.4 | 87.7 | $353,958 | $66,325 |
| 23 | Bonner County FIPS 16017 | 58.9 | 54.7 | 13.6 | 79.3 | 87.5 | 87.2 | 82 | $648,285 | $66,979 |
| 24 | Boise County FIPS 16015 | 58.5 | 69.6 | 18 | 64.5 | 74.5 | 89.5 | 71.3 | $477,627 | $78,774 |
| 25 | Lemhi County FIPS 16059 | 57.9 | 61 | 19.5 | 51.6 | 92.6 | 90.2 | 90 | $376,605 | $53,202 |
| 26 | Lincoln County FIPS 16063 | 57.8 | 65.6 | 52.5 | 23.1 | 67.9 | 92.3 | 84.9 | $318,970 | $71,453 |
| 27 | Washington County FIPS 16087 | 57.3 | 47.9 | 24.4 | 59 | 94.1 | 85.5 | 95.1 | $380,273 | $54,000 |
| 28 | Gem County FIPS 16045 | 56.9 | 65.8 | 22 | 48.9 | 78.6 | 90.4 | 86 | $474,995 | $64,605 |
| 29 | Power County FIPS 16077 | 56.3 | 50.7 | 56.4 | 23.1 | 82 | 76.8 | 98.9 | $267,828 | $61,146 |
| 30 | Jerome County FIPS 16053 | 55.7 | 71.5 | 33.9 | 14.4 | 90.6 | 83 | 91.7 | $399,325 | $71,724 |
| 31 | Teton County FIPS 16081 | 55.1 | 91.1 | 13 | 15.4 | 88.3 | 90.7 | 73.3 | $864,221 | $99,805 |
| 32 | Fremont County FIPS 16043 | 53.1 | 61.2 | 12.5 | 35.5 | 96 | 92 | 78.6 | $471,061 | $72,683 |
| 33 | Elmore County FIPS 16039 | 53 | 61.7 | 33.2 | 21.3 | 83.2 | 79.7 | 92.1 | $355,620 | $65,359 |
| 34 | Camas County FIPS 16025 | 52.8 | 57.6 | 16.7 | 49.3 | 77.4 | 91.8 | 71.4 | $394,863 | $57,955 |
| 35 | Shoshone County FIPS 16079 | 52.6 | 43.6 | 45.1 | 28.3 | 81.8 | 80.2 | 88.8 | $271,213 | $55,527 |
| 36 | Gooding County FIPS 16047 | 52.4 | 66.2 | 34.9 | 13 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 92.7 | $353,516 | $63,559 |
| 37 | Lewis County FIPS 16061 | 51.4 | 39.2 | 38.5 | 43.2 | 71.9 | 79.9 | 90.8 | $283,684 | $51,615 |
| 38 | Clearwater County FIPS 16035 | 51.3 | 32.3 | 41.5 | 50.1 | 69.3 | 81.2 | 86.7 | $306,783 | $60,000 |
| 39 | Boundary County FIPS 16021 | 50.8 | 53.7 | 20.3 | 55.9 | - | 87.2 | 94.7 | $459,532 | $67,237 |
| 40 | Clark County FIPS 16033 | 50.4 | 41.4 | 38.1 | 18.8 | 88.1 | 95.7 | 79.1 | $258,957 | $55,208 |
| 41 | Owyhee County FIPS 16073 | 49.7 | 65.1 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 72.2 | 88.9 | 87.8 | $435,050 | $64,406 |
| 42 | Custer County FIPS 16037 | 49.5 | 51.2 | 22.1 | 35.9 | 69.7 | 93.6 | 84.2 | $384,183 | $67,574 |
| 43 | Adams County FIPS 16003 | 46.9 | 40.2 | 14.4 | 40.1 | 80.4 | 90.4 | 83.2 | $509,845 | $61,808 |
| 44 | Benewah County FIPS 16009 | 42.9 | 42.2 | 34.4 | 13.9 | 55.4 | 82.7 | 88.4 | $329,393 | $59,794 |