Post Falls, ID vs Hayden, ID

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

MetricPost Falls, IDHayden, ID
Population43,39116,338
Median Household Income$82,183$82,958
Median Rent$1,469/mo$1,733/mo
Median Home Value$477,400$494,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.8%45.6%
Poverty Rate11.1%7.8%
Unemployment Rate4.8%4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k168144*
Property Crime Rate /100k737622*
Median AQI3131
Good AQI Days /yr274274
Summer Highs79°F79°F
Winter Lows26°F26°F
Snowfall27 in/yr27 in/yr
Avg Commute24.1 min21.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.919.7
College Degree Rate25.3%26.8%
Foreign-Born %2.1%2.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+21.0%+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.