Eagle, ID vs Mountain Home, ID

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

MetricEagle, IDMountain Home, ID
Population32,85516,493
Median Household Income$122,894$63,125
Median Rent$1,765/mo$1,155/mo
Median Home Value$772,900$309,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)98—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55%38.7%
Poverty Rate6.1%11.4%
Unemployment Rate3.5%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k144*193
Property Crime Rate /100k326*520
Median AQI42—
Good AQI Days /yr270—
Summer Highs88°F92°F
Winter Lows24°F28°F
Snowfall18 in/yr—
Avg Commute23.7 min23 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher20.619.1
College Degree Rate57.5%22%
Foreign-Born %5.2%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.2%+4.6%

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.