Star, ID vs Eagle, ID

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

MetricStar, IDEagle, ID
Population14,74532,855
Median Household Income$97,936$122,894
Median Rent—$1,765/mo
Median Home Value$564,300$772,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.3%55%
Poverty Rate5.8%6.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k144*144*
Property Crime Rate /100k326*326*
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs89°F88°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall10 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute27.5 min23.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.921.1
College Degree Rate34.9%57.5%
Foreign-Born %3.6%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+84.6%+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 both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.