Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hayden's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B+, 15th of 58 graded towns in Idaho. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 79% of the country and its public schools beat 78% of Idaho towns on state tests and graduation. Only 3 of Idaho’s 94 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Croffoot Park, at 26 acres. Only 3 of the 59 Idaho towns we compare have a lower July high than Hayden.
Where Hayden beats most towns.
13,294 counted in 2010 and 15,570 in 2020; an estimated 17,363 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.6% since 2020, after 17.1% in the decade before.
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 Hayden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 901 in 1960, 15,570 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hayden, 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 Hayden.
Hayden carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Idaho (mostly inland flooding) and has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Idaho.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Idaho towns, with expected losses of about $126 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Hayden’s FEMA risk score is 3 of 100, below both Idaho’s towns (50 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Coeur D'Alene District. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Canyon Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 576 | A− |
| North Idaho Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 228 | – |
| Hayden Meadows Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 502 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
29% of adults feel lonely in Hayden, below both the Idaho town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Hayden. Hayden beats the Idaho average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Hayden | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hayden | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 7.9 years of the Coeur d'Alene metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home (about $648K) costs more against local pay than in 89% of Idaho towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Hayden home is worth about $648,000, up 2.9% in a year, 36% above the Idaho typical home. The median rent in Hayden is $1,733 a month.
| Hayden | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,733 a month | $1,109 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hayden has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Among 59 Idaho towns, just 4 have a higher January low than Hayden.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 4,683 in 2013 to 8,103.
Most working residents leave Hayden for work: only 15% work in town. 21% of Hayden workers work from home. Jobs based in Hayden grew to 8,103 in 2023, 3,420 more than in 2013.
| Hayden | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 23% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). Hayden has grown 12% since 2020, to 17,363 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Hayden’s median age is 42.1 years.
| Hayden | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 35.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 25% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Hayden | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.2% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1.9 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Hayden | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stoddard Park | 0.7 mi | 8 |
| 2. Croffoot Park | 0.3 mi | 26 |
| 3. Broadmoore Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hayden. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Theme parkSilverwood Theme Park
35 mi LakeLake Pend Oreille
18 mi LakeCoeur D'Alene Lake
30 mi Stadium & arenaNumerica Veterans Arena
30 mi Theme parkRiverfront Park18 mi Ski areaMt. Spokane61 runs · 1,974 ft verticalSilverwood Theme Park: nicanicasather, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Pend Oreille: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · Coeur D'Alene Lake: The original uploader was Jamidwyer at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Numerica Veterans Arena: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Riverfront Park: en:User:Sundodger, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hayden
About 3 of every 100 Hayden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
City in Idaho, United States
Hayden is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. Located in the northern portion of the state, it is a suburb of nearby Coeur d'Alene and its population was 15,570 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Hayden.
| Town | ID rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden | #15 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
| Dalton Gardens | — | — | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Hayden Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coeur d'Alene | #21 | B+ | C− | B− | A− | A− |
Dalton Gardens has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hayden and Dalton Gardens report no FBI crime data of their own. Hayden Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hayden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hayden grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #15 of 58 in Idaho. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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