AreaProfile

Idaho Area Profiles

25 published city profiles across Idaho, each built from the same authoritative sources and compared on the same terms.

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Statewide signals

OpportunityTop 28% of 51 states measured58
GrowthTop 2% of 51 states measured82
Housing affordability44th of 51 states measured57
Climate42nd of 51 states measured53
Physical resilienceTop 44% of 51 states measured57
Access43rd of 51 states measured34
Economic stabilityTop 38% of 51 states measured60

Cities

25 published profiles across 11 areas

Boise City, ID

9 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
Boise CityAda County237,24266
MeridianAda County130,13875
NampaCanyon County110,31964
CaldwellCanyon County66,51662
EagleAda County32,85570
KunaAda County27,15870
StarAda County14,74573
Garden CityAda County12,65467
MiddletonCanyon County10,64969

Coeur d'Alene, ID

4 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
Coeur d'AleneKootenai County56,44761
Post FallsKootenai County43,39165
HaydenKootenai County16,33863
RathdrumKootenai County10,87464

Idaho Falls, ID

2 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
Idaho FallsBonneville County67,72561
AmmonBonneville County19,06465

Pocatello, ID

2 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
PocatelloBannock County57,63563
ChubbuckBannock County16,12665

Twin Falls, ID

2 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
Twin FallsTwin Falls County54,16463
JeromeJerome County12,93062

Rexburg, ID

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
RexburgMadison County40,54356

Lewiston, ID-WA

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
LewistonNez Perce County34,65155

Moscow, ID

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
MoscowLatah County26,28670

Mountain Home, ID

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
Mountain HomeElmore County16,49345

Blackfoot, ID

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
BlackfootBingham County12,78252

Burley, ID

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
BurleyCassia County11,95853

Strongest opportunity

  1. Meridian 84
  2. Eagle 83
  3. Star 80
  4. Boise City 79
  5. Moscow 77

Fastest development

  1. Kuna 90
  2. Middleton 90
  3. Eagle 88
  4. Post Falls 86
  5. Jerome 83

Statewide physical risk

WildfireElevated
EarthquakeModerate
Heat waveModerate
AvalancheModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, inland flooding, landslide, lightning, cold wave, ice storm, volcanic activity, strong wind, hail, drought, tornado, tsunami, hurricane, coastal flooding.

Population-weighted across every county in Idaho, derived from the FEMA National Risk Index. Exposure varies substantially within a state — check the individual city and ZIP profiles.

Statewide data

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Broadband access ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year91.9%Top 27%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Distance to major airportNASR current cycle99 miBottom 16%of 51NASR current cycle
Major airports within 100 milesNASR current cycle1Bottom 16%of 51NASR current cycle
No internet access ±0.2%2024 ACS 5-Year5.1%Top 12%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Annual precipitation1991-2020 Normals6.9"1st percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Average January low1991-2020 Normals11°F18th percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Average July high1991-2020 Normals87°F46th percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months1991-2020 Normals4Bottom 6%of 511991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing1991-2020 Normals50°F80th percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Average household size ±0.012024 ACS 5-Year2.6492nd percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Households ±2,4222024 ACS 5-Year713,00524th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median age ±0.12024 ACS 5-Year37.314th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Population2024 ACS 5-Year1,934,26225th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Population change (1 year)July 1, 2024 estimate+1.5%Top 12%of 51July 1, 2024 estimate
Population change (4 years)July 1, 2024 estimate+8.2%Top 2%of 51July 1, 2024 estimate
Population density2024 ACS 5-Year23/sq mi12th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Population estimateJuly 1, 2024 estimate2,001,61926th percentileof 51July 1, 2024 estimate
Average permitted value per unit12 months ending July 2026$274,18664th percentileof 5112 months ending July 2026
Housing units permitted (12 months)12 months ending July 202618,056Top 46%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Multifamily share of permits12 months ending July 202615.2%10th percentileof 5112 months ending July 2026
Permit change (3 years)12 months ending July 2026+19.6%Top 16%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)12 months ending July 2026−2.2%Bottom 38%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents12 months ending July 20269.3Top 1%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Cost of living index202392.2Top 38%of 512023
Home price change (1 year)2026 Q2+3.0%38th percentileof 512026 Q2
Home price change (5 years)2026 Q2+34.1%16th percentileof 512026 Q2
Home price change (10 years)2026 Q2+152.5%99th percentileof 512026 Q2
Home price to income ±0.12024 ACS 5-Year4.6Bottom 6%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate ±0.4%2024 ACS 5-Year72.1%86th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±2232024 ACS 5-Year795,01424th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$162024 ACS 5-Year$1,238Bottom 47%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$2,5502024 ACS 5-Year$418,60076th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median property taxes ±$252024 ACS 5-Year$2,03835th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Owner household income ±$9212024 ACS 5-Year$90,480Bottom 37%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Property tax rate ±0.01%2024 ACS 5-Year0.49%12th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income ±0.5%2024 ACS 5-Year28.7%Top 29%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Seasonal and second homes ±1,3902024 ACS 5-Year46,49745th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Second homes2024 ACS 5-Year5.8%84th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate2024 ACS 5-Year4.5%10th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Vacant housing units ±2,3312024 ACS 5-Year82,00922nd percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income ±$7432024 ACS 5-Year$77,800Top 47%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$4162024 ACS 5-Year$38,952Bottom 20%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year9.8%Top 29%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute ±0.2 min2024 ACS 5-Year23.1 minTop 16%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher ±0.4%2024 ACS 5-Year31.8%Bottom 31%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Drove alone to work ±0.4%2024 ACS 5-Year72.7%57th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
EmploymentAugust 2026965,764Bottom 28%of 51August 2026
Employment change (3 years)August 2026+1.8%Top 20%of 51August 2026
Employment change (year over year)August 2026−0.9%Bottom 42%of 51August 2026
Labor forceAugust 20261,000,79428th percentileof 51August 2026
Labor force participation ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year78.0%Bottom 25%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Public transit to work ±0.1%2024 ACS 5-Year0.5%25th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment change (year over year)August 20260.0%Bottom 42%of 51August 2026
Unemployment rateAugust 20263.5%Top 26%of 51August 2026
Worked from home ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year13.3%51st percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility2024-25 school year41.9%20th percentileof 452024-25 school year
Math proficiency2018-19 school year42.2%Bottom 41%of 502018-19 school year
Public schools2024-25 school year78626th percentileof 512024-25 school year
Reading proficiency2018-19 school year55.0%Top 35%of 492018-19 school year
Schools behind the staffing ratio2024-25 school year74327th percentileof 502024-25 school year
Students per teacher2024-25 school year18.3Bottom 6%of 502024-25 school year

Counties in Idaho

13 published

Some measures are published by county and nowhere finer — death rates by intent among them. On a county page those describe the geography they are printed on.

Ada County, ID
518,935 residents · 1.2 homicide deaths per 100k
Canyon County, ID
250,790 residents · 1.5 homicide deaths per 100k
Kootenai County, ID
181,996 residents · 2.6 homicide deaths per 100k
Bonneville County, ID
129,523 residents · 2.5 homicide deaths per 100k
Twin Falls County, ID
93,734 residents · 4.1 homicide deaths per 100k
Bannock County, ID
89,454 residents · 0.0 homicide deaths per 100k
Madison County, ID
54,618 residents · 0.0 homicide deaths per 100k
Bingham County, ID
49,664 residents · 2.5 homicide deaths per 100k
Nez Perce County, ID
42,697 residents · 4.4 homicide deaths per 100k
Latah County, ID
41,049 residents · 3.1 homicide deaths per 100k
Elmore County, ID
29,321 residents · 0.0 homicide deaths per 100k
Cassia County, ID
25,483 residents · 4.0 homicide deaths per 100k
Jerome County, ID
25,173 residents · 3.5 homicide deaths per 100k