The Town Files

The 11 Quietest Small Towns in Idaho

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 36 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Idaho. #1 is Ketchum, ID.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 11 Quietest Small Towns in Idaho1. Ketchum99th pct2. Bellevue90th pct3. Salmon84th pct4. Bonners Ferry77th pct5. Grangeville76th pct6. McCall73rd pct7. Fort Hall71st pct8. Soda Springs70th pct9. Weiser68th pct10. Montpelier67th pct11. Orofino60th pct
  1. 11Orofino, Idaho

    Quieter than 60% of Idaho towns

    2,656 people · Clearwater County · median home $223,400 · income $53,438 · Jan low 28°F · 18 in snow

  2. 10Montpelier, Idaho

    Quieter than 67% of Idaho towns

    2,643 people · Bear Lake County · median home $240,300 · income $61,375 · Jan low 7°F · 91 in snow

  3. 9Weiser, Idaho

    Quieter than 68% of Idaho towns

    5,630 people · Washington County · median home $223,400 · income $45,292 · Jan low 23°F · 15 in snow

  4. 8Soda Springs, Idaho

    Quieter than 70% of Idaho towns

    3,133 people · Caribou County · median home $241,400 · income $57,361 · Jan low 10°F · 91 in snow

  5. 7Fort Hall, Idaho

    Quieter than 71% of Idaho towns

    3,195 people · Bannock County · median home $203,300 · income $44,514 · Jan low 15°F · 28 in snow

  6. 6McCall, Idaho

    Quieter than 73% of Idaho towns

    3,686 people · Valley County · median home $676,500 · income $60,253 · Jan low 14°F · 132 in snow

  7. 5Grangeville, Idaho

    Quieter than 76% of Idaho towns

    3,308 people · Idaho County · median home $293,300 · income $61,322 · Jan low 25°F · 39 in snow

  8. 4Bonners Ferry, Idaho

    Quieter than 77% of Idaho towns

    2,520 people · Boundary County · median home $281,400 · income $52,500 · Jan low 24°F · 54 in snow

  9. 3Salmon, Idaho

    Quieter than 84% of Idaho towns

    3,119 people · Lemhi County · median home $235,500 · income $42,844 · Jan low 11°F · 22 in snow

  10. 2Bellevue, Idaho

    Quieter than 90% of Idaho towns

    2,560 people · Blaine County · median home $539,000 · income $72,712 · Jan low 16°F · 72 in snow

  11. 1Ketchum, Idaho

    Quieter than 99% of Idaho towns

    3,555 people · Blaine County · median home $824,000 · income $93,046 · Jan low 8°F · 102 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Idaho towns0255075100$186K$340K$495K$649K$804KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 11 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: