The 18 Most Walkable Small Towns in Idaho
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 36 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Idaho. #1 is Lincoln, ID.
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18Payette, Idaho
More walkable than 61% of Idaho towns
8,127 people · Payette County · median home $276,500 · income $55,208 · Jan low 24°F · 15 in snow
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17Filer, Idaho
More walkable than 62% of Idaho towns
2,738 people · Twin Falls County · median home $247,500 · income $64,671 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow
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16Iona, Idaho
More walkable than 66% of Idaho towns
2,717 people · Bonneville County · median home $420,300 · income $84,914 · Jan low 16°F · 66 in snow
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15Middleton, Idaho
More walkable than 66% of Idaho towns
9,425 people · Canyon County · median home $403,100 · income $89,013 · Jan low 23°F · 10 in snow
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14St. Anthony, Idaho
More walkable than 71% of Idaho towns
3,606 people · Fremont County · median home $231,900 · income $53,152 · Jan low 12°F · 70 in snow
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13Hailey, Idaho
More walkable than 73% of Idaho towns
9,161 people · Blaine County · median home $637,800 · income $90,760 · Jan low 16°F · 85 in snow
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12Rathdrum, Idaho
More walkable than 74% of Idaho towns
9,211 people · Kootenai County · median home $444,100 · income $86,563 · Jan low 26°F · 27 in snow
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11Shelley, Idaho
More walkable than 76% of Idaho towns
4,785 people · Bingham County · median home $295,200 · income $77,563 · Jan low 12°F · 40 in snow
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10Kimberly, Idaho
More walkable than 77% of Idaho towns
4,626 people · Twin Falls County · median home $339,400 · income $97,799 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow
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9Rupert, Idaho
More walkable than 80% of Idaho towns
6,082 people · Minidoka County · median home $205,200 · income $54,741 · Jan low 19°F · 21 in snow
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8Dalton Gardens, Idaho
More walkable than 82% of Idaho towns
2,537 people · Kootenai County · median home $803,600 · income $80,000 · Jan low 26°F · 27 in snow
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7Fruitland, Idaho
More walkable than 82% of Idaho towns
6,072 people · Payette County · median home $329,600 · income $65,457 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow
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6Emmett, Idaho
More walkable than 85% of Idaho towns
7,647 people · Gem County · median home $342,000 · income $58,750 · Jan low 23°F · 7 in snow
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5Rigby, Idaho
More walkable than 92% of Idaho towns
5,038 people · Jefferson County · median home $336,200 · income $85,056 · Jan low 15°F · 66 in snow
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4Buhl, Idaho
More walkable than 93% of Idaho towns
4,558 people · Twin Falls County · median home $247,500 · income $55,568 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow
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3Sandpoint, Idaho
More walkable than 93% of Idaho towns
8,639 people · Bonner County · median home $465,600 · income $72,289 · Jan low 23°F · 62 in snow
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2Gooding, Idaho
More walkable than 96% of Idaho towns
3,707 people · Gooding County · median home $186,100 · income $41,899 · Jan low 22°F
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1Lincoln, Idaho
More walkable than 97% of Idaho towns
4,556 people · Bonneville County · median home $377,500 · income $84,280 · Jan low 16°F · 66 in snow
Price vs ranking
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)