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Place dossier plate
SheetID-REXBURG-ID · Rexburg, ID 39,589 pop · income 20th pct · 11 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Rexburg
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Rexburg on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Maple Rapids · lowest
50,357
Maple Rapids · lowest
50,357 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #1
Old Fort · near
50,357
Old Fort · near
50,357 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #2
Mifflin · near
50,357
Mifflin · near
50,357 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #3
Plainfield · near
50,357
Plainfield · near
50,357 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #4
Rexburg · this city
50,359
Rexburg · this city
50,359 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #5
Severna Park · highest
168,091
Severna Park · highest
168,091 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Rexburg on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 39,589.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Rexburg - the verdict
Nationally, Rexburg sits in the 20th percentile for household income and the 81st percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
20th
percentile, household income
76th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
81st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Rexburg, ID
Idaho's Rexburg is a small city, with 39,589 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Rexburg report a median income of $50,359 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 16.0%. Typical homes in Rexburg are valued around $384,000, and the median resident age is 21.0 years. 40.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 62.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 141 residential building permits were authorized in Rexburg (Construction Slowdown), down 42% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Rexburg reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 592.6 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Idaho run below the national norm: the state registers 95.5 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,173 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $170 across Idaho, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 38.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Rexburg's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from within-city variation to housing and income to reported crime to population change to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Rexburg, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What can 11 Census tracts reveal inside Rexburg?
PlainCities matches 11 Census tracts to this city.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
How far does income reach against housing in Rexburg?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 7.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 16.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Rexburg?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 592.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 74% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Rexburg?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Idaho, the closest population matches are Post Falls (41,716 residents, $73,313 income); Lewiston (34,471 residents, $71,047 income); Eagle (31,490 residents, $118,037 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Lincoln Park, MI (39,511 residents); Lake Stevens, WA (39,500 residents); Severna Park, MD (39,499 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Rexburg growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +531 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 141 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
39,803
2025 estimate
40,334
Period change
+1.3%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Rexburg?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 55.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
55.3%
Work from home
12.3%
Public transit
0.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 21,038 workers age 16+.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 11 public schools within the city match. 40.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
16.0%
Bachelor's degree+
40.8%
Matched public schools
11
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime B+
70 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B+
40.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living C+
95.5 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$50,359
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
16.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Rexburg profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 79/100 (B+) · 70 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 76/100 (B+) · 40.8%
Cost of living: 61/100 (C+) · 95.5 index
Household income: 21/100 (F) · $50,359
Poverty rate: 21/100 (F) · 16.0%
Where Rexburg sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Rexburg's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Rexburg highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Rexburg, ID (this city): home $384,000, crime 593/100k
Lincoln Park, MI : home $117,400, crime 2,447/100k
Lake Stevens, WA : home $593,900, crime 766/100k
Dover, DE : home $248,500, crime 7,082/100k
Rosenberg, TX : home $218,600, crime 1,720/100k
Post Falls, ID : home $425,100, crime 794/100k
Lewiston, ID : home $290,900, crime 1,504/100k
Twin Falls, ID : home $279,400, crime 1,543/100k
Moscow, ID : home $352,000, crime 1,034/100k
How does Rexburg compare to other US cities?
Here's how Rexburg stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income20% higher than other cities
Home value76% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety81% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Idaho and the picture shifts: Rexburg ranks #13 of 53 Idaho cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Rexburg against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Idaho only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Idaho-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Rexburg near the bottom of Idaho's cities
Among the 215 Idaho cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Rexburg ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Rexburg only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#162 of 206
21st percentile in Idaho
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 215
0th percentile in Idaho
Median Home Value
#32 of 204
84th percentile in Idaho
Poverty Rate
#28 of 215
87th percentile in Idaho
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#24 of 215
89th percentile in Idaho
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Idaho only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
20th percentile nationally for median household income · 81st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Rexburg's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Rexburg's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Rexburg's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$384,00024th percentilemore affordable than 24% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Rexburg's home-value-to-income ratio: 7.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,911 of 15,516
More affordable than 4% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,173 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 7.6×, Rexburg sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,911 of 15,516 and #3,173 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$50,359Rexburg, ID median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Rexburg, ID median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Rexburg, ID.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)40.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)16.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
39,589
Median Income
$50,359
Median Home Value
$384,000
Median Age
21.0
Poverty Rate
16.0%
Labor force participation
62.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
40.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
592.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
69.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
522.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
11
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Rexburg's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
39,803 residents
2021
40,439 residents
2022
41,001 residents
2023
40,517 residents
2024
40,329 residents
2025
40,334 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
141
housing units authorized
Single-Family
57
detached homes
Multifamily
84
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
242
47
195
$32.9M
2020
396
114
282
$72.4M
2021
201
125
76
$40.7M
2022
177
31
146
$32.4M
2023
181
37
144
$35.9M
2024
141
57
84
$40.3M
Permit volume decreased 42% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
55.3%
Carpool
15.9%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
15.0%
Work from Home
12.3%
Other
1.2%
Based on 21,038 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Idaho statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $170
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Idaho at $170 (electricity about $80 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Idaho statewide averages, not a meter reading for Rexburg. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Idaho's BEA cost-of-living index is 95.5 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Rexburg is $1,173/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Idaho statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 38.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Idaho statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Rexburg sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Rexburg compares to similar-size Idaho cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.