Mountain Home, ID vs Eagle, ID

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

MetricMountain Home, IDEagle, ID
Population16,49332,855
Median Household Income$63,125$122,894
Median Rent$1,155/mo$1,765/mo
Median Home Value$309,400$772,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)—98
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.7%55%
Poverty Rate11.4%6.1%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k193144*
Property Crime Rate /100k520326*
Median AQI—42
Good AQI Days /yr—270
Summer Highs92°F88°F
Winter Lows28°F24°F
Snowfall—18 in/yr
Avg Commute23 min23.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.121.1
College Degree Rate22%57.5%
Foreign-Born %9.2%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.6%+11.2%

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