| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
| Livability | 84- Stable Housing Market
- High Graduation Rates
- Low Crime Rates
- Low Cost of Living
Boise Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
- Stable Housing Market
San Francisco Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
Seattle Livability | 78- High Income per Capita
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
Portland Livability |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| B-- Yes, there are some amenities close to
Boise Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
San Francisco Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Seattle Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Portland Amenities |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| B- 114
- 106
- 104
- 102
- 139
- 111
- 84
Boise Cost Of Living | F- 237
- 120
- 123
- 125
- 500
- 132
- 136
San Francisco Cost Of Living | F- 180
- 120
- 116
- 138
- 324
- 128
- 102
Seattle Cost Of Living | F- 138
- 106
- 111
- 110
- 208
- 126
- 96
Portland Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| B+- 247
- 1
- 78
- 19
- 149
- 1,204
- 119
- 973
- 111
- 1,451
Boise Crime | F- 696
- 7
- 40
- 310
- 339
- 6,246
- 778
- 4,646
- 822
- 6,942
San Francisco Crime | F- 838
- 7
- 43
- 240
- 548
- 5,721
- 1,201
- 3,568
- 951
- 6,559
Seattle Crime | F- 751
- 15
- 56
- 203
- 477
- 6,324
- 760
- 3,841
- 1,723
- 7,076
Portland Crime |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| B-- $37,191
- $63,778
- $39,423
- $28,887
- 3%
Boise Employment | A+- $72,041
- $119,136
- $72,640
- $58,106
- 3%
San Francisco Employment | A+- $63,610
- $97,185
- $64,288
- $48,350
- 3%
Seattle Employment | A+- $43,811
- $73,159
- $44,409
- $36,137
- 4%
Portland Employment |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $282,900
- $1,009
- 62%
- 38%
- 2.3
Boise Housing | B-- $1,152,300
- $2,010
- 38%
- 62%
- 2.4
San Francisco Housing | B- $713,600
- $1,702
- 45%
- 55%
- 2.1
Seattle Housing | B+- $438,500
- $1,325
- 53%
- 47%
- 2.3
Portland Housing |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| B+- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 90.7%
- 40.6%
Boise Schools | B- 121
- 19
- n/a
- 86.1%
- 54.8%
San Francisco Schools | A- 154
- 18
- n/a
- 92.1%
- 60.4%
Seattle Schools | C+- 171
- 19
- n/a
- 88.4%
- 47.0%
Portland Schools |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| D+- 58%
- 55
Boise User rating | D+- 57%
- 118
San Francisco User rating | F- 42%
- 129
Seattle User rating | D+- 58%
- 82
Portland User rating |
