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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Idaho

Best sunny, walkable cities in Idaho

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Nampa, ID110k residents

    83/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 23°F

  2. 2.Pocatello, ID58k residents

    79/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 21°F

  3. 3.Twin Falls, ID54k residents

    79/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 22°F

  4. 4.Caldwell, ID67k residents

    78/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 25°F

  5. 5.Lewiston, ID35k residents

    76/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 30°F

  6. 6.Meridian, ID130k residents

    74/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 26°F

  7. 7.Coeur d'Alene, ID56k residents

    74/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 26°F

  8. 8.Idaho Falls, ID68k residents

    73/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 16°F

  9. 9.Moscow, ID26k residents

    70/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 22°F

  10. 10.Post Falls, ID43k residents

    64/100

    sunny days / year: 210 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 26°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Idaho?
Nampa, ID ranks first with a fit score of 83/100, followed by Pocatello (79) and Twin Falls (79), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.