Caldwell, ID vs Eagle, ID

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

MetricCaldwell, IDEagle, ID
Population66,51632,855
Median Household Income$73,058$122,894
Median Rent$1,264/mo$1,765/mo
Median Home Value$367,300$772,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.8%55%
Poverty Rate11.9%6.1%
Unemployment Rate4.1%3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k482144*
Property Crime Rate /100k683326*
Median AQI3642
Good AQI Days /yr280270
Summer Highs89°F88°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall10 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min23.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.121.1
College Degree Rate19.5%57.5%
Foreign-Born %12.6%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+27.4%+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.