Burley, ID vs Mountain Home, ID

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

MetricBurley, IDMountain Home, ID
Population11,95816,493
Median Household Income$67,468$63,125
Median Rent$984/mo$1,155/mo
Median Home Value$231,300$309,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.8%38.7%
Poverty Rate15.3%11.4%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k92*193
Property Crime Rate /100k696*520
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs84°F92°F
Winter Lows22°F28°F
Snowfall21 in/yr—
Avg Commute16.2 min23 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 55.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.219.1
College Degree Rate15.9%22%
Foreign-Born %13.3%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.9%+4.6%

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