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Boise City, ID vs Sun Valley, ID

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- The median age of a home in Boise City is 13.9% younger than the median age of a home in Sun Valley.
 Boise City, IDSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Median Home Age36  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,182,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock107.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.235.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.9$11.0
 Homes Owned59.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock79.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boise City, IDSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,180$1,840
 Studio Apartment$980  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,840$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,230$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,280  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boise City, IDSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock73.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boise City, IDSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock7.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99913.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock31.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock11.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boise City, IDSun Valley, IDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock15.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock38.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.8%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 Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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