Garden City, ID vs Star, ID

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

MetricGarden City, IDStar, ID
Population12,65414,745
Median Household Income$70,124$97,936
Median Rent$1,323/mo—
Median Home Value$449,500$564,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.4%43.3%
Poverty Rate12%5.8%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k557144*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,076326*
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows27°F24°F
Snowfall18 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min27.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.920.9
College Degree Rate39.2%34.9%
Foreign-Born %5.6%3.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.1%+84.6%

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