Best places to live in the Boise metro area

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July 8, 2025
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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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#25. Notus

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 709

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#24. Grand View

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 431

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#23. Greenleaf

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,152

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#22. Marsing

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,245

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#21. Wilder

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 1,690

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#20. Parma

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,836

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#19. Horseshoe Bend

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 756

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#18. Adrian

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 221

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#17. New Plymouth

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,863

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#16. Payette

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 8,358

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#15. Ontario

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,728

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#14. Homedale

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 3,006

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#13. Mountain Home

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 16,265

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#12. Caldwell

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 63,465

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#11. Emmett

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 7,948

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#10. Fruitland

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,405

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#9. Nampa

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 106,289

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#8. Kuna

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 25,960

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#7. Star

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 13,231

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#6. Nyssa

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,220

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#5. Garden City

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 12,483

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#4. Middleton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,101

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#3. Eagle

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 31,490

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#2. Meridian

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 124,865

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#1. Boise

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 235,701

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