| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
| Livability | 82- Stable Housing Market
- Low Crime Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
Boise Livability | 67- High Income per Capita
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
San Francisco Livability | 65- High Graduation Rates
- High Income per Capita
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
Seattle Livability | 65- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
- Stable Housing Market
- High Income per Capita
Portland Livability |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Lots of amenities close to this location
Boise Amenities | A+- Lots of amenities close to this location
San Francisco Amenities | A+- Lots of amenities close to this location
Seattle Amenities | A+- Lots of amenities close to this location
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
| C- 99
- 103
- 94
- 98
- 99
- 109
- 83
Boise Cost Of Living | F- 205
- 126
- 131
- 125
- 377
- 149
- 138
San Francisco Cost Of Living | F- 156
- 129
- 128
- 128
- 224
- 141
- 109
Seattle Cost Of Living | F- 127
- 120
- 113
- 117
- 153
- 129
- 89
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-- 293
- 2
- 74
- 24
- 194
- 1,640
- 207
- 1,313
- 121
- 1,933
Boise Crime | F- 544
- 5
- 22
- 271
- 245
- 4,394
- 845
- 2,872
- 677
- 4,938
San Francisco Crime | F- 626
- 7
- 39
- 191
- 390
- 4,873
- 1,351
- 2,885
- 637
- 5,499
Seattle Crime | F- 523
- 8
- 40
- 122
- 353
- 4,739
- 567
- 3,211
- 961
- 5,262
Portland Crime |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| C-- $30,798
- $52,249
- $32,449
- $24,766
- 4%
Boise Employment | B+- $55,567
- $87,701
- $56,758
- $45,645
- 4%
San Francisco Employment | B- $48,686
- $74,458
- $50,940
- $37,379
- 4%
Seattle Employment | C-- $34,778
- $58,423
- $35,643
- $29,549
- 5%
Portland Employment |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| B- $191,000
- $834
- 60%
- 40%
- 2.4
Boise Housing | B+- $858,800
- $1,632
- 37%
- 63%
- 2.4
San Francisco Housing | B-- $484,600
- $1,266
- 46%
- 54%
- 2.1
Seattle Housing | C-- $319,400
- $1,025
- 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
| C+- n/a
- n/a
- 52%
- 90.7%
- 40.6%
Boise Schools | C+- 121
- 19
- n/a
- 86.1%
- 54.8%
San Francisco Schools | A-- 154
- 18
- 60%
- 92.1%
- 60.4%
Seattle Schools | C-- 171
- 19
- 49%
- 88.4%
- 47.0%
Portland Schools |
| Metrics | Boise | San Francisco | Seattle | Portland |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| C+- 67%
- 35
Boise User rating | D- 53%
- 95
San Francisco User rating | D-- 51%
- 102
Seattle User rating | C+- 65%
- 67
Portland User rating |