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City guide · Idaho
Moving to Boise, ID
Tech transplants, outdoors, growing fast.
Pop. 236kCost index 95.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,500/moMedian home $510kWalk score 41
Boise (metro area) has an overall price level 95.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
95.0Housing index
90.0Groceries index
96.3Utilities index (modeled)
99.3Electricity rate
12.7 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.0Median home value (est.)
$510,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,500/moIdaho unemployment is 3.7% with median household income $81k.
Unemployment rate
3.7%Median household income
$81,166Per-capita income
$39,870Labor-force participation
63.2%Avg weekly wage
$1,303Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberBoise: median home value $510,000.
Home value
$510,000Rent
$1,500/moHomeownership rate
72.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
39/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedIdaho 4th-grade math proficiency: 40.7% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
40.7%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$11,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate
49.0%Notable universities
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