Garden City, ID vs Eagle, ID

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

MetricGarden City, IDEagle, ID
Population12,65432,855
Median Household Income$70,124$122,894
Median Rent$1,323/mo$1,765/mo
Median Home Value$449,500$772,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.4%55%
Poverty Rate12%6.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k557144*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,076326*
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F24°F
Snowfall18 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min23.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.921.1
College Degree Rate39.2%57.5%
Foreign-Born %5.6%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.1%+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.