Burley, ID vs Pocatello, ID

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

MetricBurley, IDPocatello, ID
Population11,95857,635
Median Household Income$67,468$60,418
Median Rent$984/mo$948/mo
Median Home Value$231,300$271,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—89
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.8%45.8%
Poverty Rate15.3%14.8%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k92*331
Property Crime Rate /100k696*1,431
Median AQI—36
Good AQI Days /yr—324
Summer Highs84°F86°F
Winter Lows22°F21°F
Snowfall21 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute16.2 min16.2 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.219.3
College Degree Rate15.9%32.6%
Foreign-Born %13.3%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.9%+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 Burley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.