The Town Files

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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Numbers match the ranking.
The 18 Most Walkable Small Towns in Idaho1. Lincoln97th pct2. Gooding96th pct3. Sandpoint93rd pct4. Buhl93rd pct5. Rigby92nd pct6. Emmett85th pct7. Fruitland82nd pct8. Dalton Gardens82nd pct9. Rupert80th pct10. Kimberly77th pct11. Shelley76th pct12. Rathdrum74th pct13. Hailey73rd pct14. St. Anthony71st pct15. Middleton66th pct16. Iona66th pct17. Filer62nd pct18. Payette61st pct
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

Median home value vs ranking, Idaho towns0255075100$186K$340K$495K$649K$804KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 18 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Idaho.

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Methodology. We ranked 36 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Idaho (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: