Ammon, ID vs Blackfoot, ID

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAmmon, IDBlackfoot, ID
Population19,06412,782
Median Household Income$86,121$64,032
Median Rent$1,372/mo$839/mo
Median Home Value$381,800$262,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)94—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%41.2%
Poverty Rate5.4%10.6%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k193*328
Property Crime Rate /100k556*744
Median AQI22—
Good AQI Days /yr334—
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows18°F18°F
Snowfall15 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min21.9 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.518.5
College Degree Rate42.9%24.7%
Foreign-Born %4.2%6.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.5%+7.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Ammon (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.