Boise, ID vs Eagle, ID

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

MetricBoise, IDEagle, ID
Population237,24232,855
Median Household Income$83,904$122,894
Median Rent$1,446/mo$1,765/mo
Median Home Value$484,800$772,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.9%55%
Poverty Rate10.6%6.1%
Unemployment Rate3.2%3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k289144*
Property Crime Rate /100k851326*
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F24°F
Snowfall18 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute18.9 min23.7 min
Hospitals6—
Avg Hospital Rating4.3 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.321.1
College Degree Rate47.5%57.5%
Foreign-Born %7.9%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.1%+11.2%

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 Eagle (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.