Kuna, ID vs Mountain Home, ID

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

MetricKuna, IDMountain Home, ID
Population27,15816,493
Median Household Income$96,219$63,125
Median Rent$1,774/mo$1,155/mo
Median Home Value$423,900$309,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)98—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income29.6%38.7%
Poverty Rate6.8%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 Lows27°F28°F
Snowfall18 in/yr—
Avg Commute28.9 min23 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.819.1
College Degree Rate28.6%22%
Foreign-Born %3.1%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.8%+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 Kuna (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.