Boise, ID
Safety in Boise, ID: Crime, Heat & Commute
206 sunny days. July high 91°F. 21 min commute. A car per adult.
- Homicide deaths
- 1.7 per 100,000
- US 6.5. CDC, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
- Firearm deaths
- 14.3 per 100,000
- US 13.4. Homicide, suicide, accidents.
- July high
- 91°F
- Mild
- January low
- 25°F
- Mild
- Sunny days
- 206/yr
- NOAA
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Metro-wide
- Commute
- 21 min
- One way
- Population
- 810k
- Boise
- Poverty
- 9.1% of people
- ACS 2023.
- Without health insurance
- 8.6%
- ACS 2023. 91.4% insured.
Death rates: CDC via County Health Rankings. Climate: NOAA.
Moving from Boise
Take-home by job in Boise
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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