Lewiston, ID vs Hayden, ID

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

MetricLewiston, IDHayden, ID
Population34,65116,338
Median Household Income$72,197$82,958
Median Rent$1,027/mo$1,733/mo
Median Home Value$333,700$494,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9198
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.3%45.6%
Poverty Rate12.5%7.8%
Unemployment Rate3.6%4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k175144*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,348622*
Median AQI3331
Good AQI Days /yr263274
Summer Highs87°F79°F
Winter Lows31°F26°F
Snowfall13 in/yr27 in/yr
Avg Commute15.3 min21.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.519.7
College Degree Rate27.5%26.8%
Foreign-Born %1.8%2.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%+11.6%

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