When researching a neighborhood or even a specific address, I have found the following links to be useful. Keep in mind, I am sort of intense when it comes to researching my next home.
Homefacts has lots of statistics, from sex offenders, crime rates, School ratings, demographics, etc.
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Ada County Assessor's office. Look up the address of the home you are considering purchasing:
Ada County Assessor
Icourt Portal. Once you get the homeowners name from the Ada County Assessor office, check out their driving record of possibly criminal infractions here. Maybe I am paranoid, but if a lot of arrests are involved I would be nervous buying the house in case past criminal partners show up.
https://mycourts.idaho.gov/
Naturally the Ada County crime map has to be a place to check.
ArcGIS Web Application
Will your neighbor be a sex offender?
https://www.adasheriff.org/Safety/Sex-Offenders
OK, here is an interesting one - AIRBNB for the area. Entire houses are being rented for a few days. Do I want to live next door to a house that is an AIRBNB? Strange new guests every couple of days????
https://www.airbnb.com/s/Meridian--I...703261&zoom=12
Was the house you are looking at ever a Meth Lab?
https://www.dea.gov/clan-lab/id.pdf
Did anyone ever die in the house you are looking at buying? (Costs to use and I haven't tested it myself)
www.diedinhouse.com/
Dart Humeston