Boise City vs Idaho Falls
Boise City, ID compared with Idaho Falls, ID · 210 miles apart
Boise City has 238,429 residents to Idaho Falls’s 71,785. Boise City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Idaho Falls does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Boise City, ID | Idaho Falls, ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 238,429 | 71,785 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,769 | 2,643 |
| Median household income | $83,904 | $73,110 |
| Median home value | $484,800 | $335,500 |
| Median rent | $1,446 | $1,075 |
| Homeownership | 63.2% | 64.2% |
| Average commute | 18.9 min | 18.9 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 33.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.5% | 31.7% |
| Poverty rate | 10.6% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 4.6× |
| Clear days a year | 64 | 45 |
| Days above 90°F | 63 | 43 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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