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1 / 25#25. Notus
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 709
Best places to live in the Boise metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Boise metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Grand View
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 431
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3 / 25#23. Greenleaf
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,152
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4 / 25#22. Marsing
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,245
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5 / 25#21. Wilder
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 1,690
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6 / 25#20. Parma
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,836
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7 / 25#19. Horseshoe Bend
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 756
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8 / 25#18. Adrian
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 221
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9 / 25#17. New Plymouth
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,863
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10 / 25#16. Payette
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 8,358
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11 / 25#15. Ontario
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,728
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12 / 25#14. Homedale
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 3,006
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13 / 25#13. Mountain Home
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 16,265
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14 / 25#12. Caldwell
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 63,465
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15 / 25#11. Emmett
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 7,948
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16 / 25#10. Fruitland
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,405
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17 / 25#9. Nampa
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 106,289
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18 / 25#8. Kuna
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 25,960
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19 / 25#7. Star
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 13,231
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20 / 25#6. Nyssa
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,220
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21 / 25#5. Garden City
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 12,483
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22 / 25#4. Middleton
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,101
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23 / 25#3. Eagle
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 31,490
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24 / 25#2. Meridian
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 124,865
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25 / 25#1. Boise
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 235,701
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