Eagle, ID vs Boise, ID

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

MetricEagle, IDBoise, ID
Population32,855237,242
Median Household Income$122,894$83,904
Median Rent$1,765/mo$1,446/mo
Median Home Value$772,900$484,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55%46.9%
Poverty Rate6.1%10.6%
Unemployment Rate3.5%3.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k144*289
Property Crime Rate /100k326*851
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows24°F27°F
Snowfall18 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min18.9 min
Hospitals—6
Avg Hospital Rating—4.3 / 5
Students per Teacher21.117.3
College Degree Rate57.5%47.5%
Foreign-Born %5.2%7.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.2%+1.1%

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.