Renew Atlas data · Verified July 17, 2026
One Valley. Nine cities. Comparable definitions.
A public baseline for population, housing value, gross rent, tenure, and income—each tied to its real publisher, period, and limitation.
Compiled and reviewed by Eric Giovannucci · Published July 17, 2026 · Data through 2025
- Ada + Canyon · 2025
- 847,840
- One-year population change
- +24,950
- City baselines
- 9
- Verified public sources
- 34
City comparison
A consistent baseline—not a live price feed.
Population uses the COMPASS 2024 and 2025 city-limit estimates. Housing and income use the Census 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates. The different periods remain labeled because they answer different questions.
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| City | County | 2025 population | 1-year change | Median owner value | Median gross rent | Owner-occupied | Household income | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | Ada County | 253,550 | +3,490 · +1.4% | $484,800 | $1,446 | 63.2% | $83,904 | |
| Meridian | Ada County | 147,340 | +4,510 · +3.2% | $531,600 | $1,805 | 74.6% | $100,795 | |
| Nampa | Canyon County | 123,220 | +4,000 · +3.4% | $370,800 | $1,420 | 70.2% | $74,279 | |
| Caldwell | Canyon County | 77,610 | +4,190 · +5.7% | $367,300 | $1,264 | 73.0% | $73,058 | |
| Eagle | Ada County | 38,830 | +1,280 · +3.4% | $772,900 | $1,765 | 84.1% | $122,894 | |
| Kuna | Ada County | 33,750 | +2,260 · +7.2% | $423,900 | $1,774 | 82.5% | $96,219 | |
| Star | Ada & Canyon counties | 22,370 | +2,000 · +9.8% | $564,300 | $1,924 | 80.7% | $97,936 | |
| Garden City | Ada County | 13,730 | +350 · +2.6% | $449,500 | $1,323 | 63.1% | $70,124 | |
| Middleton | Canyon County | 13,970 | +780 · +5.9% | $403,100 | $1,147 | 90.4% | $89,013 |
Population: COMPASS estimates people within city limits. Star combines its Ada and Canyon county portions.
Housing: ACS values are survey estimates with sampling error. They are not current sale prices, asking rents, appraisals, or investment returns.
Dataset record
- Version
- 2026-07
- Format
- CSV · UTF-8
- Observation periods
- 2020–2024 ACS · 2024–2025 COMPASS
- Human review
- Eric Giovannucci · July 17, 2026
Reuse guidance: cite Renew Atlas, retain the included source URLs, and verify the latest publisher record before relying on the data. Underlying public records remain subject to their publishers' terms; this compilation does not relicense restricted or MLS data.
How to read the table
Useful context without false precision.
- 01
Compare like with like
Use the same metric, geography, and period before calling one city higher or lower than another.
- 02
Keep the unit of analysis
A city median says nothing definitive about a neighborhood, property type, parcel, or current listing.
- 03
Follow the source
Every row links to the actual COMPASS and Census record. The source registry documents cadence and limitations.
- 04
Underwrite the property
Current comps, rent evidence, condition, costs, financing, code, and infrastructure still decide the deal.
Read the analysis
See what the baseline reveals—and what it cannot establish.
The registry is public. The limitations are, too.
Open the complete source catalog for publisher, geography, update cadence, last checked date, and the specific conclusion each source cannot support.