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Best places to live in Greater Boise

6 places with 381,091 residents within about 25 km of Boise, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Boise, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Eagle (Idaho)
    Idaho, 23,612 residents    74
  2. 2Boise
    Idaho, 235,684 residents    68
  3. 3Kuna
    Idaho, 17,226 residents    68
  4. 4Meridian (Idaho)
    Idaho, 90,739 residents    67
  5. 5Hidden Spring
    Idaho, 2,280 residents    63
  6. 6Garden City (Idaho)
    Idaho, 11,550 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Eagle (Idaho)
    Idaho, 23,612 residents    78
  2. 2Hidden Spring
    Idaho, 2,280 residents    69
  3. 3Kuna
    Idaho, 17,226 residents    69
  4. 4Boise
    Idaho, 235,684 residents    67
  5. 5Meridian (Idaho)
    Idaho, 90,739 residents    64
  6. 6Garden City (Idaho)
    Idaho, 11,550 residents    61

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For remote workers

  1. 1Eagle (Idaho)
    Idaho, 23,612 residents    75
  2. 2Boise
    Idaho, 235,684 residents    68
  3. 3Kuna
    Idaho, 17,226 residents    67
  4. 4Meridian (Idaho)
    Idaho, 90,739 residents    66
  5. 5Garden City (Idaho)
    Idaho, 11,550 residents    63

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For commuters

  1. 1Boise
    Idaho, 235,684 residents    83
  2. 2Garden City (Idaho)
    Idaho, 11,550 residents    76
  3. 3Meridian (Idaho)
    Idaho, 90,739 residents    75
  4. 4Eagle (Idaho)
    Idaho, 23,612 residents    72
  5. 5Kuna
    Idaho, 17,226 residents    62
  6. 6Hidden Spring
    Idaho, 2,280 residents    55

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For single professionals

  1. 1Boise
    Idaho, 235,684 residents    73
  2. 2Meridian (Idaho)
    Idaho, 90,739 residents    63
  3. 3Garden City (Idaho)
    Idaho, 11,550 residents    59
  4. 4Eagle (Idaho)
    Idaho, 23,612 residents    56
  5. 5Kuna
    Idaho, 17,226 residents    41

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Eagle (Idaho)
    Idaho, 23,612 residents    52
  2. 2Boise
    Idaho, 235,684 residents    51
  3. 3Meridian (Idaho)
    Idaho, 90,739 residents    51
  4. 4Garden City (Idaho)
    Idaho, 11,550 residents    48
  5. 5Kuna
    Idaho, 17,226 residents    46
  6. 6Hidden Spring
    Idaho, 2,280 residents    41

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Towns in Greater Boise