These Are The 10 Most Boring Cities In Idaho

This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out.

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There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Idaho that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.

Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in ID are so lucky.

Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Idaho’s borders. In fact, some might argue there are lots of boring places in Idaho. You know the places: the ones where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.

Like Eagle, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Idaho. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Eagle. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Idaho as well.

Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement:

Eagle
Hayden
Weiser
Preston
Middleton
Star
Lewiston
Rathdrum
Hailey
Garden City

Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.

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How we determined the boring cities in the Gem State

To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:

% of Population Over 35 (higher is more boring)
% of Married Household (higher is more boring)
Average Age (higher is more boring)
% of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
% of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
Population density (lower is more boring)

Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.

Source: wikipedia

Population: 11,124
Average Age: 43.0
Married Households: 52.1%
Households With Kids: 23.7%

Now That You’re Asleep

On a list like this, there are usually no winners, but since Idaho isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States (but it’s close), the cities on this list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.

Barely.

Detailed List Of Boring Cities In Idaho

City	Rank	Population	Average Age	Married Households	Households With Kids
Eagle	1	20,475	40.3	65.7%	41.2%
Hayden	2	13,432	40.1	60.1%	37.5%
Weiser	3	5,438	38.3	49.7%	37.6%
Preston	4	5,173	31.0	58.2%	43.4%
Middleton	5	5,696	32.0	60.7%	45.1%
Star	6	6,032	31.3	71.2%	53.6%
Lewiston	7	32,043	40.7	50.6%	26.6%
Rathdrum	8	6,934	33.3	56.2%	41.4%
Hailey	9	7,958	35.1	63.8%	44.5%
Garden City	10	11,124	43.0	52.1%	23.7%
Kuna	11	15,723	28.9	65.2%	55.4%
Burley	12	10,254	30.9	53.8%	39.1%
Emmett	13	6,547	36.4	50.6%	30.8%
Meridian	14	78,061	33.4	63.8%	44.3%
Ammon	15	13,993	27.8	62.0%	51.7%
Sandpoint	16	7,414	38.6	41.5%	29.6%
Post Falls	17	28,236	33.2	54.1%	40.1%
Rupert	18	5,557	30.9	51.2%	46.8%
Idaho Falls	19	57,536	32.9	52.6%	37.3%
Blackfoot	20	11,875	31.7	51.9%	36.9%
Payette	21	7,447	32.4	43.7%	35.4%
Jerome	22	10,929	27.8	53.1%	47.6%
Twin Falls	23	44,758	32.3	51.0%	38.0%
Chubbuck	24	13,982	29.8	58.9%	46.6%
Coeur d’Alene	25	45,045	35.5	47.6%	30.7%
Boise City	26	209,726	35.8	48.3%	28.9%
Nampa	27	83,140	30.3	52.7%	43.4%
Caldwell	28	47,142	29.1	48.6%	43.0%
Mountain Home	29	13,915	30.8	54.3%	36.6%
Pocatello	30	54,355	30.8	48.4%	32.0%
Rexburg	31	25,900	22.5	47.1%	33.2%
Moscow	32	24,141	24.7	36.8%	24.0%