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43.72° N · 116.26° W · GEOID 1637500

Hidden Springs

Ada County, Idaho · part of the Boise City, ID metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Hidden Springs is home to 3,378 people. Median household income is $163,203 a year and median rent is $2,276 a month, 16.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $773,500, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,276
67% above the median place
Median household income
$163,203
103% above the median place
Median home value
$773,500
142% above the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
36% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hidden Springs

  • Half the homes were built after 2008, newer housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 36 Idaho places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $140,200 a year left, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 24 Idaho places.
  • 32% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 33 Idaho places.
  • The median home is valued at $773,500, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 36 Idaho places.
  • Median rent is $2,276 a month, higher than in 90% of places its size. It is the highest of 36 Idaho places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 88 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Hidden Springs

Ada County gains about 9.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,719
Moved out24,782
Net+3,937

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Idaho, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IdahoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K
Leavers$73K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Ada County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
15.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Ada County report $81,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$91,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,276 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,776 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $773,500.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 32.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lansdowne, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
15.8%
176% above the median place
Moved from another state1
5.1%
157% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
9.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHidden SpringsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year115.8%176% above
Moved from another state1County figure5.1%157% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure9.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$81,74416% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,2634% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 2008, 2% above the median place.

Hidden Springs16.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$91,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.7%
18% below the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$140,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
2008
2% above the median place
Median home value1
$773,500
142% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.8%
31% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHidden SpringsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,27667% above
Rent to income116.7%18% below
Property tax rate10.6%37% below
Home price to income14.7x25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.42% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5405% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,7003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,39535% above
Median home value1$773,500142% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.7%15% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.1%7% below
Homeownership186.8%31% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.0%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,77648% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.2%40% below
Median year built120082% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
32.2%
158% above the median place
Median household income1
$163,203
103% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHidden SpringsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$163,203103% above
Income per person1$68,51371% above
Unemployment1County figure3.1%36% below
Average annual pay6County figure$73,78612% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs6County figure295,23496% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.3%23% below
Mean commute128 min13% above
Works from home132.2%158% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.8%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.4%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
62.8%
96% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureHidden SpringsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,3786646th largest
Median age143.411% above
Bachelor's or higher162.8%96% above
High school or higher198.8%7% above
Household size12.918% above
Born abroad1County figure6.2%30% below
No health insurance1County figure6.4%0% above
Homes with broadband198.4%7% above
05

Life in Hidden Springs

168 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents47.4 4.7×
Playgrounds per 10k11.8 +26%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k3.0 3.4×
Named paths and bike trails19 km 9.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.8 +10%
Shops31.1 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.6 +37%
Doctors' offices and clinics30.1 +49%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Public school students11
247
95% below the median place
Students per teacher11
17.6
14% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHidden SpringsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11189% below
Public school students1124795% below
Students per teacher1117.614% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.810% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.13% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.637% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure30.149% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k947.4366% above
Playgrounds per 10k911.826% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k93.0240% above
Named paths and bike trails919.0above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure168above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 12.0 in, 73% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hidden Springs. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
12.0 in
73% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
98.3
60% above the median place
Tornado risk13
27.0
67% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureHidden SpringsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure24°F3% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure12.0 in73% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure87.85% below
Tornado risk13County figure27.067% below
Wildfire risk13County figure98.360% above
Heat wave risk13County figure92.93% above
Median air quality index14County figure422% below
Good air days14County figure74.0%8% above
08

Hidden Springs in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, up from 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,276/mo (2023)$2,990/mo$2,410 to $3,700/mo+4.0%
Median household income$163,203 (2024)$207,500$175,500 to $245,500+4.1%
Median home value$773,500 (2024)$1,152,000$836,000 to $1,587,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 5.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hidden Springs

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lansdowne, VA$2,365$168,731Compare
Floral Park, NY$2,243$150,084Compare
Eastchester, NY$2,210$157,202Compare
Shady Hollow, TX$2,184$170,217Compare
Shady Hollow, TXEastchester, NYFloral Park, NYLansdowne, VAHidden Springs, IDHidden SpringsLansdowneFloral ParkEastchesterShady HollowHidden SpringsLansdowneFloral ParkEastchesterShady Hollow

Common questions

Is Hidden Springs a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built after 2008, newer housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 36 Idaho places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $140,200 a year left, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 24 Idaho places. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hidden Springs expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $773,500.

What salary do you need to live in Hidden Springs?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $91,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hidden Springs?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lansdowne, VA, Floral Park, NY, Eastchester, NY and Shady Hollow, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hidden Springs with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hidden Springs itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hidden-springs-idaho

Citytistics. “Hidden Springs, Idaho.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hidden-springs-idaho/

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