Jerome, ID vs Burley, ID

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

MetricJerome, IDBurley, ID
Population12,93011,958
Median Household Income$66,894$67,468
Median Rent$947/mo$984/mo
Median Home Value$225,400$231,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)92—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income28.8%45.8%
Poverty Rate11.2%15.3%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k35692*
Property Crime Rate /100k414696*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs86°F84°F
Winter Lows23°F22°F
Snowfall24 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute22 min16.2 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1919.2
College Degree Rate11%15.9%
Foreign-Born %23.8%13.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.2%+5.9%

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