Boise City vs Pocatello
Boise City, ID compared with Pocatello, ID · 196 miles apart
Boise City has 238,429 residents to Pocatello’s 58,771. Boise City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Pocatello does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Boise City, ID | Pocatello, ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 238,429 | 58,771 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,769 | 1,690 |
| Median household income | $83,904 | $60,418 |
| Median home value | $484,800 | $271,000 |
| Median rent | $1,446 | $948 |
| Homeownership | 63.2% | 64.5% |
| Average commute | 18.9 min | 16.2 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 33.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.5% | 32.6% |
| Poverty rate | 10.6% | 14.8% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 4.5× |
| Clear days a year | 64 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 63 | — |
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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