Garden City, ID vs Kuna, ID

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

MetricGarden City, IDKuna, ID
Population12,65427,158
Median Household Income$70,124$96,219
Median Rent$1,323/mo$1,774/mo
Median Home Value$449,500$423,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.4%29.6%
Poverty Rate12%6.8%
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°F27°F
Snowfall18 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min28.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.917.8
College Degree Rate39.2%28.6%
Foreign-Born %5.6%3.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.1%+30.8%

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 Kuna (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.