Burley, ID vs Twin Falls, ID

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

MetricBurley, IDTwin Falls, ID
Population11,95854,164
Median Household Income$67,468$61,205
Median Rent$984/mo$1,082/mo
Median Home Value$231,300$321,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—92
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.8%52.8%
Poverty Rate15.3%11.4%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k92*359
Property Crime Rate /100k696*1,027
Median AQI—26
Good AQI Days /yr—339
Summer Highs84°F88°F
Winter Lows22°F23°F
Snowfall21 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute16.2 min15.7 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.218
College Degree Rate15.9%24.5%
Foreign-Born %13.3%8.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.9%+8.4%

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.