Ammon, ID vs Pocatello, ID

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

MetricAmmon, IDPocatello, ID
Population19,06457,635
Median Household Income$86,121$60,418
Median Rent$1,372/mo$948/mo
Median Home Value$381,800$271,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9489
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%45.8%
Poverty Rate5.4%14.8%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k193*331
Property Crime Rate /100k556*1,431
Median AQI2236
Good AQI Days /yr334324
Summer Highs83°F86°F
Winter Lows18°F21°F
Snowfall15 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min16.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher20.519.3
College Degree Rate42.9%32.6%
Foreign-Born %4.2%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.5%+3.6%

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.