These Are The 10 Best Places In Idaho To Catch Pokémon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Idaho who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Idaho, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Gem State:

1. Star
2. Middleton
3. Rupert (Photos)
4. Rathdrum (Photos)
5. Kuna (Photos)
6. Ammon (Photos)
7. Hayden (Photos)
8. Chubbuck (Photos)
9. Payette (Photos)
10. Burley (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Idaho. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Idaho in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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• 10 Best Places To Live In Idaho
• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Idaho
• 10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Idaho

How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Idaho in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Idaho have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Idaho.

1. Star

Population: 6,379
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.21
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.94
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.41
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.04

2. Middleton

Population: 5,898
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.76
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.85
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.61
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.19

3. Rupert

Population: 5,583
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.33
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.36
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.75
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.07

4. Rathdrum

Population: 7,046
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.67
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.71
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.52
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.43

5. Kuna

Population: 16,188
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.15
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.43
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.71
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.68

6. Ammon

Population: 14,257
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.31
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.35
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.21
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.05

7. Hayden

Population: 13,588
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.31
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.37
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.42
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.29

8. Chubbuck

Population: 14,117
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.56
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.99

9. Payette

Population: 7,447
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.34
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.27
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.06
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.54

10. Burley

Population: 10,352
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.55
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.19
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.8
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.58

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Idaho where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Idaho with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Lewiston (Photos)
2. Rexburg (Photos)
3. Post Falls (Photos)
4. Meridian (Photos)
5. Pocatello (Photos)

For more Idaho reading, check out:

• 10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Idaho
• 10 Best Places To Live In Idaho
• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Idaho

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Idaho To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Star	6,379
2	Middleton	5,898
3	Rupert	5,583
4	Rathdrum	7,046
5	Kuna	16,188
6	Ammon	14,257
7	Hayden	13,588
8	Chubbuck	14,117
9	Payette	7,447
10	Burley	10,352
11	Sandpoint	7,497
12	Preston	5,172
13	Blackfoot	11,891
14	Eagle	21,102
15	Moscow	24,406
16	Weiser	5,407
17	Jerome	11,046
18	Post Falls	28,786
19	Emmett	6,546
20	Hailey	7,961
21	Rexburg	26,301
22	Lewiston	32,178
23	Pocatello	54,466
24	Coeur D’Alene	45,848
25	Idaho Falls	57,935
26	Star	6,379
27	Mountain Home	13,871
28	Caldwell	48,114
29	Meridian	81,025
30	Twin Falls	45,362
31	Nampa	84,660