Metro area · CBSA 14260
Boise City
The Boise City, ID metro area has 811,115 people. Median rent is $1,487, 20.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Ada County at $1,540. Of the 22 places we track here, Robie Creek has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$85,987
Median home value
$468,900
Unemployment
3.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,540
HUD, Ada County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City | 237,242 | $1,446 | 20.7% |
| Meridian | 130,138 | $1,805 | 21.5% |
| Nampa | 110,319 | $1,420 | 22.9% |
| Caldwell | 66,516 | $1,264 | 20.8% |
| Eagle | 32,855 | $1,765 | 17.2% |
| Kuna | 27,158 | $1,774 | 22.1% |
| Star | 14,745 | $1,924 | 23.6% |
| Garden City | 12,654 | $1,323 | 22.6% |
| Middleton | 10,649 | $1,147 | 15.5% |
| Emmett | 8,275 | $1,042 | 21.3% |
| Hidden Springs | 3,378 | $2,276 | 16.7% |
| Homedale | 3,069 | $1,078 | 20.8% |
| Wilder | 2,074 | $793 | 17.3% |
| Parma | 1,928 | $980 | 23.9% |
| Greenleaf | 1,482 | $1,552 | 26.9% |
| Marsing | 1,306 | $654 | 11.2% |
| Robie Creek | 1,213 | $850 | 9.6% |
| Horseshoe Bend | 758 | $836 | 15.3% |
| Melba | 617 | $1,067 | 28.0% |
| Avimor | 586 | $1,577 | 20.7% |
| Idaho City | 581 | $780 | 11.9% |
| Notus | 573 | $1,125 | 20.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.