CITY PROFILE
Boise City, ID
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Boise City is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and a dry climate—expect cold winters and warm summers with relatively little rain. Housing here ranks among the most expensive metros in our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move. It's a compact place that offers mountain-adjacent living without the sprawl of larger metros.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $496K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,837/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10.7°C · warmest 25.7°C · coolest -1.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 389 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 buy74
- Affordable to rent64
- Climate comfort52
- Plenty of sunshine59
- Big-city amenities81
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.
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