Nampa, ID vs Star, ID

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

MetricNampa, IDStar, ID
Population110,31914,745
Median Household Income$74,279$97,936
Median Rent$1,420/mo—
Median Home Value$370,800$564,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48%43.3%
Poverty Rate11.5%5.8%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k310144*
Property Crime Rate /100k675326*
Median AQI3642
Good AQI Days /yr280270
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall10 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute24.4 min27.5 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.520.9
College Degree Rate23.4%34.9%
Foreign-Born %8.4%3.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+19.9%+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.