Blackfoot, ID vs Rexburg, ID

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

MetricBlackfoot, IDRexburg, ID
Population12,78240,543
Median Household Income$64,032$50,617
Median Rent$839/mo$1,004/mo
Median Home Value$262,500$395,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.2%48.2%
Poverty Rate10.6%32.5%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k32849
Property Crime Rate /100k744464
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs83°F81°F
Winter Lows18°F14°F
Snowfall15 in/yr70 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min15.2 min
Hospitals31
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.520.7
College Degree Rate24.7%42%
Foreign-Born %6.2%6.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.7%+1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.