Ontario, OR vs Star, ID

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

MetricOntario, ORStar, ID
Population11,84214,745
Median Household Income$46,308$97,936
Median Rent$804/mo—
Median Home Value$236,300$564,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—98
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.7%43.3%
Poverty Rate21%5.8%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k442144*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,965326*
Median AQI—42
Good AQI Days /yr—270
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall15 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute14.2 min27.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.620.9
College Degree Rate15.7%34.9%
Foreign-Born %7.7%3.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.8%+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.