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Eagle is a small city of 32,855 people in Ada County, Idaho. It's about 15 miles from Boise, ID and 309 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $773k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,855people
$773kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
244Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 727 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Boise, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $773k (≈$4,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BOI airport
- 18 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 205 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,979 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
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