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What Is It Like to Live in Nampa?

What it costs to live in Nampa, and how it compares with other Idaho cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

42

14th best value in Idaho

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Idaho cities.

Overall livability

36

14th overall in Idaho

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Nampa is home to about 98,881 people. A typical home runs $223,100 and a household earns around $57,600, a price-to-income ratio of 3.9. Among Idaho's largest cities, it ranks 14th for value and 14th overall.

Nampa at a glance

Median home price

$223,100

10th in ID of 18

Median rent

$1,073/mo

Median household income

$57,600

Home price to income

3.9x

Unemployment

4.0%

11th in ID of 18

School rating

4/10

13th in ID of 18

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in ID of 18

Walk score

11/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Idaho only. Updated 2026.