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Boise City is a mid-size city of 237,242 people in Ada County, Idaho. It's part of the Boise, ID area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $1k a month.
237,242people
$485kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
92° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
244Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 237,242
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,786 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- In the Boise, ID area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BOI airport
- 2 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,763 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ada County: R+10 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk