Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,852, settled in 1907.
The best of Aberdeen’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 34% of residents are under 18 in Aberdeen, above both Idaho’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (22%). No town in Idaho scores higher than Aberdeen on cost of living. Aberdeen is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 2 of Idaho’s 82 towns do worse. Aberdeen has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Aberdeen beats most towns.
1,994 counted in 2010 and 1,756 in 2020; an estimated 1,852 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Aberdeen is from typical.
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Census counts: 471 in 1920, 1,756 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1920 and 2 maps from 1934 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aberdeen, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Aberdeen.
Its public schools are run by the Aberdeen District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 274 | C |
| Aberdeen High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 213 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
The typical Aberdeen home is worth about $304,000, up 6.2% in a year, 36% below the Idaho typical home. At $650 a month, Aberdeen’s median rent is below both the Idaho town median ($1,117 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 81% of Aberdeen households own their home.
| Aberdeen | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $650 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
42% of adults have obesity in Aberdeen. Among 60 Idaho towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Aberdeen. 13% of adults have diabetes in Aberdeen.
| Aberdeen | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Aberdeen | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 15.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.1% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Aberdeen has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 15° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Aberdeen for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Aberdeen has lost 362 jobs, to 439 in 2023. The average trip to work in Aberdeen is 22 minutes.
| Aberdeen | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aberdeen. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National PreserveCraters of the Moon National Preserve251K visitors a year
12 mi Ancient siteFort Hall
16 mi State parkMassacre Rocks State Park37 mi Ski areaPebble Creek58 runs · 2,133 ft vertical
30 mi MuseumIdaho Potato Museum
21 mi MuseumIdaho Museum of Natural HistoryCraters of the Moon National Preserve: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Hall: National Park Service photographer, Public domain · Massacre Rocks State Park: Matthew Trump, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Idaho Potato Museum: KRRK at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Idaho Museum of Natural History: Abbaby, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Aberdeen; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Aberdeen residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
City in Bingham County, Idaho, United States
Aberdeen is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2020 census. The community was named after Aberdeen, in Scotland.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
