CITY PROFILE

Boise City, ID

Mountain views and cheap rent: enjoy seasonal depression in return.

By the numbers

Typical home value$496K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,837/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature10.7°C · warmest 25.7°C · coolest -1.7°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation389 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)4.56 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#79 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy77
  • Affordable to rent69
  • Climate comfort52
  • Plenty of sunshine60
  • Big-city amenities49

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.