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blank	Coeur dAlene	Boise	Pocatello	99-City Avg
Idaho Cities
City Type
City Type	Lakes & Rivers, Mountains	Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, College Town, State Capital	Lakes & Rivers, Mountains, College Town	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	50,285	223,154	54,746	78,040
Population (1990)	24,563	125,738	46,080	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	16	79	32	36
Persons Per Square Mile	3,143	2,825	1,711	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$301,732	$269,930	$164,589	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	131.0%	76.0%	70.4%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	5.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	5.4%	3.6%	3.4%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$275,000	$322,000	$322,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	89%	68%	41%	101%
Big City	Boise	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City	na
Monthly Rent	$1,213	$1,251	$1,002	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	16.7	14.5	11.0	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	88%	85%	69%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	268	242	244	72%
Moderate Days	57	113	115	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	2	9	6	3%
Unhealthy Days	0	1	1	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	0	0	0	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	9%	5%	7%	36%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	2%
Impaired	91%	95%	93%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	36	40	38	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	34 miles	0 miles	165 miles	72 miles
City	Spokane	Boise	Salt Lake City	na
Recreation
National Parks	2	2	5	7
National Campgrounds	32	52	42	26
State Parks	7	2	2	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	3	7	1	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	263	682	98	346
2015	287	675	71	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	-8%	1%	38%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	35	35	30	37
White	93.8%	89.0%	90.5%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.5%	1.0%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.2%	0.7%	1.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.8%	3.2%	1.6%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Other Race	0.9%	2.5%	2.3%	4.4%
Multiple Races	2.8%	3.0%	2.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	7.1%	7.2%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$51,971	$64,202	$52,778	$69,596
Occupied Housing	91%	93%	93%	83%
Vacant Housing	9%	7%	7%	17%
Home Ownership	56%	61%	63%	55%
Persons Per Family	2.90	3.00	3.10	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	6.0%	6.0%	6.0%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	97 days	97 days	97 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Cool & Dry	Cool & Dry	Cool & Dry	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	22 F	22 F	16 F	27 F
July High Temp	83 F	88 F	88 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	26 in	19 in	13 in	35 in
Elevation	2,133 ft	3,885 ft	4,440 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Moderate	Higher	Moderate
Earthquake	6%	8%	15%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	0	10
Flood	Very High	Low	Low	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Volcano	Low Ash Fall	Low Ash Fall	Low Volcanic	No Risk
Wildfire	High	High	High	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	0	0	0	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	52	31	31	40
Property Crimes	427	304	312	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	6,540	6,325	7,109	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	426	648	387	1,253
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