Burley, ID vs Rexburg, ID

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

MetricBurley, IDRexburg, ID
Population11,95840,543
Median Household Income$67,468$50,617
Median Rent$984/mo$1,004/mo
Median Home Value$231,300$395,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.8%48.2%
Poverty Rate15.3%32.5%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k92*49
Property Crime Rate /100k696*464
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs84°F81°F
Winter Lows22°F14°F
Snowfall21 in/yr70 in/yr
Avg Commute16.2 min15.2 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.220.7
College Degree Rate15.9%42%
Foreign-Born %13.3%6.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.9%+1.4%

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.