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File no. AZ-MOSCO-60Revision 01Live intelligence / Aug 12, 2026

ZIP intelligence dossier

Moscow, ID 83843, United States

A decision-first briefing on safety, affordability, opportunity, climate, housing, and the texture of daily life.

Moscow City Hall (Idaho), representative imagery near Moscow, ID 83843, United States — **Moscow City Hall (Idaho)**Apstrinka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Turnstone Flats, representative imagery near Moscow, ID 83843, United States — **Turnstone Flats**Cknoebel / CC BY-SA 3.0

JurisdictionUnited States

File statusCurrent / canonical

Evidence confidencemedium

Read this first / Executive brief

The decision, before the details.

Start with the composite signal and the analyst verdict. Then use the evidence index to inspect the factors that matter to your move.

Score

Aden's Zip verdict:

60/ 100

Bureau recommendationConsider carefully

Weighted from the strongest direct signal, defensible proxy, or neutral baseline in each category.

Signal stack

01affordability62

02climate63

03lifestyle55

04opportunity55

05safety64

Field imagery / Open archive

Location contact sheet

03 plates

Nearby representative subjects via Wikimedia Commons. Monochrome editorial treatment on the contact sheet; open a plate for the full-color original and terms.

Analyst synthesis / AI

What the numbers mean

A quiet, university-centered Inland Northwest community with cool, wet seasons, pleasant summers and comparatively low reported crime.

Bureau verdict

Moscow is a sensible choice for people seeking a smaller college-town setting, strong safety indicators and near-national price levels. Its main tradeoffs are a cool, rainy climate, limited evidence of broad job-market depth and a lifestyle likely shaped heavily by the university.

Explore the file / Touch the signals

Don't just read it. Interrogate it.

Switch lenses, move through the map, and see who this place appears to reward—or ask to compromise.

01 Decision lens

Safety64/ 100

Mixed but workable

How much friction does safety add to daily life?

Synthesizes verified crime scope, trend, and comparison signals. Always read the published geography before treating it as neighborhood guidance.

02 Street orientation

Pan + zoom the actual geography

Resolved targetMoscow, ID 83843, United States

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Ink field sketch of family life, cycling, transit, cafe culture, and remote work on a city street — Field sketch / Human layer
Who gets to feel at home here?
The metrics describe a place. These match signals describe the kind of daily life the evidence currently supports.
Likely fit+ University-affiliated households+ People prioritizing a quieter, safer small-city environment+ Outdoor-oriented residents who enjoy distinct seasons+ Budget-conscious movers seeking near-national costs
Likely friction! People wanting a large, diversified metro job market! Those who strongly prefer warm, dry winters! Residents seeking extensive big-city amenities and nightlife

Sector reports / 07 live files

Follow the evidence.

Scan the large numbers.Read the source scope before acting.

Safety desk / Published incidents

Safety & crime

SEC-01

Official citywide law-enforcement service population / 2025 complete calendar year

64 / 100Composite safety rating

1,156Reported offenses per 100,000

+11.4% / higher2024 reported offenses per 100,000

Much lower than U.S. national benchmarkCompared with U.S. national benchmark

Safety pressure gaugeBalanced safety signal

More cautionMixedStronger signal

Official citywide agency evidence with a published service population; appropriate for city-level context, not individual blocks.

What is happening

Much lower than U.S. national benchmark

The 64/100 rating is anchored to the published comparison shown here. It describes the reported geography—not every street or an individual person's probability of victimization.

Watch most closely

Time, route and exact location

Check the police map around the precise home-to-transit route and compare equivalent months. Category totals do not reveal victim/offender relationships or whether incidents involved strangers.

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Moscow, ID 83843, United States

The decision, before the details.

Aden's Zip verdict:

Location contact sheet

What the numbers mean

Don't just read it. Interrogate it.

How much friction does safety add to daily life?

Who gets to feel at home here?

Follow the evidence.

Safety & crime

Much lower than U.S. national benchmark

Time, route and exact location

Favorable signals

Pressure points

Compare the exact scope

Published category breakdown/ reported rate per 100,000

Comparison desk / keep unlike measures separate

Weather & climate

Summer stays warm. Winter brings near-freezing nights.

What each season is like

Cost of living

Verified geographic benchmarks

Price momentum / CPI, not a cost-level index

Regional price signals / U.S. = 100

Housing market

Work & opportunity

Daily life

Dining & nightlife

Culture

Outdoors

Local pulse

Recent headlines / opens original source

University of Idaho eyes three new buildings on Moscow campu...

How this file is assembled

One place is never the whole story.

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How much friction does safety add to daily life?

Who gets to feel at home here?

Much lower than U.S. national benchmark

Time, route and exact location

Favorable signals

Pressure points

Compare the exact scope

Published category breakdown/ reported rate per 100,000

Comparison desk / keep unlike measures separate

Summer stays warm. Winter brings near-freezing nights.

Verified geographic benchmarks

Price momentum / CPI, not a cost-level index

Regional price signals / U.S. = 100

Dining & nightlife

Culture

Outdoors

Recent headlines / opens original source

University of Idaho eyes three new buildings on Moscow campu...

How this file is assembled

Keep the comparison honest.

One place is never the whole story.

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