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West · Idaho · pop 236K

Boise, ID

Fit score

Strong match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in ID, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,057 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,190 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,490 left over.

Expect summer highs near 91°F, winter lows around 24°F, and about 234 sunny days a year.

Reported crime rates sit below most cities in this dataset.

AFFORD 93HOUSIN 50JOBS 83SAFETY 93CLIMAT 99AMENIT 45

The Boise fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,567/mo

Typical rent

$1,400/mo

Home value ÷ income

6.2×

Score breakdown

Affordability
93
Housing
50
Jobs
83
Safety
93
Climate
99
Amenities
45

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,330/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,400/mo
Median home value
$470,000
Median household income
$76,000
Population
236,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.1%
Job growth (1yr)
2.3%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
260
Property crime rate
1,700

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
91°F
Avg. winter low
24°F
Sunny days / year
234
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈27/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈4/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈18/yr
Annual rain
12"
Annual snow
18"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
R+8
Int'l airport
≈340 mi
Walkability
41/100
Disaster risk
38/100
Buying instead of renting? Idaho's effective property tax runs about 0.56% of home value per year (≈$219/mo on the median $470,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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