Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,757, settled in 1883.
Rigby is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 18th among Idaho's 58 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $85K. A typical home there costs about $478K, 5.9 years of the Idaho Falls metro’s $80K median household income. 30% of residents are under 18 in Rigby, where Idaho’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 22%. Jefferson County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
3,945 counted in 2010 and 5,038 in 2020; an estimated 5,757 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 14.2% since 2020, after 27.7% 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 Rigby is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 666 in 1910, 5,038 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rigby, 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 Rigby.
26% of adults have high blood pressure in Rigby. Rigby beats the Idaho average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in Rigby.
| Rigby | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 73% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rigby | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 66.2% | 70.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson County Joint District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 654 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
1.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Rigby | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Park | 0.4 mi | 19 |
| 2. Rigby City Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Jefferson County Fairgrouds | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rigby has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Rigby’s July high is 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rigby has about as many jobs (2,438) as working residents, but only 250 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,688 in 2013 to 2,438.
Most working residents leave Rigby for work: only 12% work in town. Since 2013, Rigby has added 750 jobs, to 2,438 in 2023. The average trip to work in Rigby is 23 minutes.
| Rigby | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 23% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (36% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (24% statewide). 39% of Rigby adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Rigby has grown 14% since 2020, to 5,757 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Rigby | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.4 years | 35.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Rigby | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.4% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.4% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Rigby home is worth about $478,000, up 2.6% in a year, close to the Idaho typical home.
| Rigby | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,180 a month | $1,109 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Rigby
About 3 of every 100 Rigby residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
5 notable people were born in Rigby.
City in Jefferson County, Idaho
Rigby is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,038 at the 2020 census, up from 3,945 in 2010.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rigby grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #18 of 58 in Idaho. It grades A for health, B for safety and B+ 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+.
5 notable people were born here, including Larry Wilson and H. Rex Lee.
