Ammon, ID vs Idaho Falls, ID

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

MetricAmmon, IDIdaho Falls, ID
Population19,06467,725
Median Household Income$86,121$73,110
Median Rent$1,372/mo$1,075/mo
Median Home Value$381,800$335,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%40.8%
Poverty Rate5.4%11.5%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)3.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k193*301
Property Crime Rate /100k556*960
Median AQI2222
Good AQI Days /yr334334
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows18°F18°F
Snowfall15 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min18.9 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—3.3 / 5
Students per Teacher20.518.7
College Degree Rate42.9%31.7%
Foreign-Born %4.2%4.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.5%+9.4%

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.