2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Boise City, ID vs Philadelphia, PA

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- The median age of a home in Boise City is 102.8% younger than the median age of a home in Philadelphia.
 Boise City, IDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age367342
 Median Home Cost$478,900$205,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.4%7.1%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.104.1%41.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.235.4%74.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.3$9.5$11.0
 Homes Owned59.5%47.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.7%10.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.9%42.7%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boise City, IDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,920$1,670$1,840
 Studio Apartment$980$1,020$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,120$1,150$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380$1,390$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940$1,690$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,280$1,970$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boise City, IDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.9%2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%0.7%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.0%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%5.5%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boise City, IDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.7%1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.3%1.9%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.1%4.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%6.2%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.6%7.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.6%16.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9999.2%16.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.2%22.8%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99922.0%10.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.5%4.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99913.1%5.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%1.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991.6%0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.4%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boise City, IDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201411.0%3.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.0%3.0%13.6%
 1990 to 199922.5%3.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.8%4.0%13.2%
 1970 to 197917.1%7.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.5%3.2%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.8%15.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%11.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier6.2%40.7%12.2%
Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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