The 10 Richest Cities In Idaho For 2023


The richest cities in Idaho are Eagle and Ketchum for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Eagle, Ketchum, Meridian: These cities aren’t just some of the best places to live in Idaho. They are also home to some of the richest people in the Gem State.

Eagle in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $99,814 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 6.070007418897957%.

If you’re thinking of moving to one of these towns, you’ll probably need to start saving. The richest places in Idaho share common characteristics such as having a genius level populous, sky high home prices, and a Pleasantville level of married couples.

How did we come up with these mega wealthy cities? We analyzed Census data from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey for the 48 places in Idaho with more than 3,000 people.

Here are the 10 richest places in Idaho for 2023:

  1. Eagle
  2. Ketchum
  3. Meridian
  4. Star
  5. Boise City
  6. Hailey
  7. Kuna
  8. Victor
  9. Post Falls
  10. Rathdrum

For more on how we calculated the top ten, read on or skip to the end for the full list of the richest cities in Idaho.

Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Idaho:

The 10 Richest Cities In Idaho For 2023

1. Eagle

Eagle, ID

Source: Wikipedia User GaryERichardson | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 29,665
Median Income: $99,814
Median Home Values: $488,500
More on Eagle: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Ketchum

Ketchum, ID

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 3,448
Median Income: $82,168
Median Home Values: $684,400
More on Ketchum: Data | Crime | Real Estate

3. Meridian

Meridian, ID

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 115,227
Median Income: $85,201
Median Home Values: $349,400
More on Meridian: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Star

Star, ID

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,929
Median Income: $75,120
Median Home Values: $344,500
More on Star: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Boise City

Boise City, ID

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 231,537
Median Income: $68,373
Median Home Values: $322,300
More on Boise City: Data | Real Estate

6. Hailey

Hailey, ID

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 9,001
Median Income: $63,831
Median Home Values: $419,800
More on Hailey: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Kuna

Kuna, ID

Source: Wikipedia User Jeremy Reeder | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 23,765
Median Income: $75,684
Median Home Values: $267,300
More on Kuna: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Victor

Victor, ID

Source: Wikipedia User Idahomiller | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 3,315
Median Income: $63,500
Median Home Values: $356,200
More on Victor: Data | Real Estate

9. Post Falls

Post Falls, ID

Source: Wikipedia User Nancy Reilly Young | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 38,162
Median Income: $65,592
Median Home Values: $286,800
More on Post Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Rathdrum

Rathdrum, ID

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Rivera | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,099
Median Income: $67,931
Median Home Values: $266,300
More on Rathdrum: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Idaho For 2023

Map Of The Richest Places To Live In Idaho
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2017-2021 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:

  • Median Home Values
  • Median Household Income

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After we collected the data for all 48 places with more than 3,000 people in Idaho, we ranked each place from 1 to 48 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Eagle, crowned the “Richest City In Idaho For 2023.”

The data has been updated for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in Idaho.

You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 48 places.

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Idaho For 2023

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Idaho, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Idaho.

When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Idaho, according to data:

Poorest: Weiser
2nd Poorest: Gooding
3rd Poorest: Salmon

For more Idaho reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Idaho

Rank City RichScore Median Income Median Home Value
1 Eagle 1.5 $99,814 $488,500
2 Ketchum 2.0 $82,168 $684,400
3 Meridian 4.0 $85,201 $349,400
4 Star 6.0 $75,120 $344,500
5 Boise City 7.5 $68,373 $322,300
6 Hailey 7.5 $63,831 $419,800
7 Kuna 8.5 $75,684 $267,300
8 Victor 9.0 $63,500 $356,200
9 Post Falls 11.5 $65,592 $286,800
10 Rathdrum 11.5 $67,931 $266,300
11 Hayden 13.0 $61,124 $292,300
12 Ammon 13.5 $68,131 $245,300
13 Coeur D’alene 14.5 $59,699 $309,000
14 Kimberly 14.5 $69,434 $220,300
15 Chubbuck 15.0 $65,619 $224,000
16 Mccall 16.5 $53,216 $391,200
17 Middleton 18.0 $59,230 $257,400
18 Sandpoint 18.5 $53,567 $309,900
19 Lewiston 19.0 $60,581 $222,000
20 Caldwell 20.5 $59,795 $218,100
21 Shelley 21.0 $61,707 $181,200
22 Garden City 21.0 $54,540 $254,700
23 Nampa 22.0 $57,552 $223,100
24 Idaho Falls 24.5 $57,412 $204,600
25 Fruitland 26.0 $59,712 $165,300
26 Rigby 26.5 $58,287 $171,500
27 Twin Falls 27.0 $53,936 $192,900
28 Moscow 27.5 $49,251 $251,700
29 Rexburg 29.0 $44,034 $264,000
30 Jerome 29.0 $54,535 $168,200
31 Blackfoot 31.0 $51,971 $171,700
32 Soda Springs 32.0 $58,400 $142,900
33 Preston 32.0 $48,651 $201,400
34 Pocatello 33.5 $51,293 $165,900
35 Orofino 34.75 $45,227 $178,200
36 American Falls 35.5 $51,808 $157,900
37 Emmett 35.5 $50,139 $161,400
38 Burley 36.0 $52,086 $147,100
39 Payette 36.5 $49,683 $160,500
40 Mountain Home 37.0 $45,652 $164,100
41 Heyburn 37.25 $52,500 $140,300
42 St. Anthony 42.5 $42,232 $152,500
43 Grangeville 43.5 $37,703 $155,000
44 Rupert 43.75 $45,227 $123,700
45 Buhl 44.0 $40,765 $146,200
46 Salmon 44.25 $43,241 $140,300
47 Gooding 45.0 $45,156 $116,000
48 Weiser 46.5 $39,233 $129,700
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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