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Boston, MA vs Boise City, ID

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- The median age of a home in Boston is 53.8% older than the median age of a home in Boise City.
 Boston, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Median Home Age783642
 Median Home Cost$656,500$478,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.7%8.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.44.9%104.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.103.4%235.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$6.1$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned31.5%59.5%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.5%4.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented59.0%35.9%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Boston, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Average Rent$3,410$1,920$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,180$980$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,370$1,120$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,840$1,380$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,460$1,940$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,820$2,280$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Boston, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent2.5%0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.1%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.4%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.8%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.7%1.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.0%1.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Boston, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.4%1.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%1.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.3%1.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%0.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.2%0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%3.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.7%9.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9995.5%27.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99911.1%22.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99915.0%13.5%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99933.6%13.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99914.8%4.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9998.2%1.6%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9993.2%0.3%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over5.0%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Boston, MABoise City, IDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 20146.6%11.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.6%11.0%13.6%
 1990 to 19994.4%22.5%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.6%15.8%13.2%
 1970 to 19797.5%17.1%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.4%22.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19597.3%6.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.5%3.9%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier48.2%6.2%12.2%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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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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