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Garden City is a big small town of 12,654 people in Ada County, Idaho. It's about 6 miles from Boise, ID and 300 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,654people
$450kTypical home
$1,323/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,654
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,101 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 6 mi to Boise, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,835/mo)
- Median rent $1,323/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (499 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,000 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 18% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BOI airport
- 8 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 198 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,608 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 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
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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