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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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