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Star is a big small town of 14,745 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 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $564k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,745people
$564kTypical home
$1,924/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,745
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,281 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 $564k (≈$3,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,924/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 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 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BOI airport
- 16 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,467 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 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
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 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
- 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