Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,378.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Overall it grades B−, 30th of 58 graded towns in Idaho. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country and the median household earns $163K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $774K, 9 years of the Boise City metro’s $86K median household income. 63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hidden Springs, against 25% in Idaho’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 3 of Idaho’s 94 towns do worse. Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead and Owyhee Motorcycle Club is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hidden Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Hidden Springs | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 16.2% |
2,280 counted in 2010 and 3,076 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Hidden Springs is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for health (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hidden Springs. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaAlbertsons Stadium
9 mi MuseumOld Idaho State Penitentiary9 mi Ski areaBogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area117 runs · 1,792 ft vertical
8 mi Stadium & arenaExtraMile Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaIdaho Central Arena
8 mi City parkJulia Davis ParkAlbertsons Stadium: Iamneven, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Idaho State Penitentiary: Peter Wollheim, CC BY 2.5 · ExtraMile Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Idaho Central Arena: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Julia Davis Park: Karakorum9, Public domain
Hidden Springs is unincorporated, so Ada County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Hidden Springs.
Hidden Springs is among the three healthiest towns in Idaho, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Idaho (mostly wildfires) and has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Idaho.
16 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. More trails than any other town in Idaho. Protected or conserved: 1.3% of the land in Hidden Springs.
| Hidden Springs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 6.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Boise Independent District. 247 students attend Hidden Springs’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Springs Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 247 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
It ranks #2 of the 59 Idaho towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Idaho is tooth loss: 5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 16.2% statewide.
Among adults in Hidden Springs, 13% report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 59 Idaho towns we compare have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Hidden Springs.
| Hidden Springs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hidden Springs | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Idaho towns, with expected losses of about $1,761 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Hidden Springs since 2021. Among 59 Idaho towns, just one has a higher FEMA risk score than Hidden Springs. Expected losses in Hidden Springs break down as 78% from wildfires and 18% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hidden Springs has 409 jobs for its 1,510 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 32.2% of workers work from home, against 13.3% across Idaho.
No town among the 59 in Idaho we compare has a higher middle household income than Hidden Springs. Most working residents leave Hidden Springs for work: only 4% work in town. Hidden Springs’ mean commuting time is 28 minutes. Employers in Hidden Springs added 318 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 409.
| Hidden Springs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 23% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hidden Springs’ typical July afternoon high stands at 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 9 years of the Boise City metro’s $86K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 91% of Idaho towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $4,395, against $2,038 across Idaho, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among 59 Idaho towns, just 2 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Hidden Springs. The median sale price was $1,000,000 in May 2026. Homes sold in Hidden Springs spent a median 11 days on the market.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hidden Springs
About 3 of every 100 Hidden Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
Where Hidden Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Ada County, Idaho, United States
Hidden Springs is a master-planned community in the Dry Creek Valley in Ada County, Idaho, United States, established in 1987. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP). Its population was 3,076 as of the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hidden Springs grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #30 of 58 in Idaho. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools, and has the most trail per square mile in the state. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $774,000, 62% above the Idaho typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
Hidden Springs has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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