Eagle, ID vs Garden City, ID

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

MetricEagle, IDGarden City, ID
Population32,85512,654
Median Household Income$122,894$70,124
Median Rent$1,765/mo$1,323/mo
Median Home Value$772,900$449,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55%52.4%
Poverty Rate6.1%12%
Unemployment Rate3.5%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k144*557
Property Crime Rate /100k326*1,076
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows24°F27°F
Snowfall18 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min19.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.115.9
College Degree Rate57.5%39.2%
Foreign-Born %5.2%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.2%+6.1%

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.