Greenleaf | Idaho | USA | |
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Median Family Income (2016 dollars) | $43,413 | $56,922 | $53,954 |
Per capita income (2016 dollars) | $16,548 | $23,087 | $28,555 |
Median single family home cost | $120,000 | $172,200 | $175,100 |
2016 Canyon County unemployment rate: http://labor.idaho.gov/lmi/pubs/canyonprofile.pdf
Greenleaf | Idaho | USA | |
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2016 | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
Greenleaf Zip Codes:
83626
To see a boundary map click here: http://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/83626/
Taxes: https://tax.idaho.gov/i-1023.cfm
State sales tax rate: 6.0%
State income tax rate: progressive tax range from 1.6% to 7.8% based on taxable income
Canyon County property tax rate: http://www.canyonco.org/elected-officials/treasurer/
Property tax rates for Greenleaf Idaho real estate vary please contact the Canyon County assessor’s office for any questions at 208-454-7431. City property taxes are assessed through the county tax system.
Greenleaf | Boise | |
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Overall | 88 | 103 |
Food | 93.6 | 95 |
Utilities | 94 | 94 |
Miscellaneous | 101 | 101 |
US Average = 100 for all indicators |
Summary: The greatest index difference is found in housing costs. This is consistent with Greenleaf older, modest, residential sections which are smaller and more modest on average than Boise. The lower food cost is a reflection of a lower income base which is cost and culture driven and in not a reflection of any actual cost difference for the same items.
Data source: http://www.bestplaces.net/col/
County: Canyon
Location: Greenleaf is located 5 miles west of Caldwell and 30 miles west of Boise, the capital of the state of Idaho and the economic hub for the region. Caldwell is the county seat for Canyon County and is part of the “Twin Cities/Nampa-Caldwell” area with a population of about 120,000 for both communities. Greenleaf has a view of the Boise Mountain Range on the east and the Owyhee Mountain Range on the south. The community is linked into the I-84 Freeway system by Hwy 19 which runs back to Caldwell where the Freeway passes through.
Elevation: 2,411 ft. (735 m.), on average, above sea level
Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time, MST, (observes Daylight Savings Time)
Phone Area Code: 208
Zip Code: 83626
Local Map: Click Here
Greenleaf | Idaho | USA | |
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Population | 882 | 1,654,930 | 321,418,820 |
Male/female: | 44.24%55.76% | 50.12%/49.88% | 49.19%/50.81% |
Median age: | 35.8 | 35.2 | 37.4 |
Avg family | 3.17 | 2.68 | 2.58 |
Own homes | 54.32% | 59.96% | 56.34% |
Rent homes | 29.38% | 26.69% | 31.21% |
Vacant homes | 16.30% | 13.35% | 12.45% |
%White | 62.18% | 83.34% | 62.77% |
%Black | 0.00% | 0.54% | 12.24% |
%Native | 0.00% | 1.5% | 0.66% |
%Asian | 0.56% | 1.3% | 4.95% |
%Islander | 0.00 | 0.16% | |
%Other | 0.00% | .07% | .20% |
%Hispanic | 33.55% | 11.65% | 16.90% |
Greenleaf, geographically, is located within the Vallivue School District of Caldwell Idaho but has only one private school within the community for K-12, the Greenleaf Friends Academy. This is a private Christian school established by the Quakers that first founded Greenleaf and still make up about 75% of the population there. Those not wanting to attend the academy use the Vallivue School District facilities in the Caldwell area.
Vallivue School District: http://vallivue.org/
Links
Idaho School Performance Data 2013 Star Ratings (PDF)
Compare ISAT scores for all Idaho Schools: www.greatschools.net
Compare NAEP scores for Idaho Schools versus national: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
Cost per student, grades 1-12, and teacher/student ratio comparison to US average.
Greenleaf | USA | |
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$per student | $6,090 | $12,383 |
teacher ratio | 1 to 23 | 1 to 19.4 |
%High school grad | 76.4% | 89.14% |
%4 year college grad | 15.4% | 25.42% |
None within the community
Greenleaf is located in Canyon County. It has a population of about 885 within the city limits, as of 2009, and has experienced a less than 1% per year, in community, growth rate in the last 20 years. Most of the population lives outside the city limits on farmlands near Greenleaf and were not included in the growth rates or population count. Greenleaf is part of the Boise Metro area that now has the greatest concentration of people between Salt Lake City Utah and Portland Oregon at about 588,000.
In recent years Greenleaf has become a favorite location for upper end, small acreage, residential properties, located in the unincorporated areas around Greenleaf. These properties are primarily connected to the Caldwell market and typically use the county school system versus the Greenleaf Academy. Today Greenleaf is a very viable community with a city government, the K-12 academy and some newer subdivisions. Because it is so close to Caldwell, it will probably merge at some future point in time. There is a new golf course community developing a few miles south of Greenleaf in the county. This area is known for its onion, hop, seed corn, bean, potato, sugar beet and alfalfa seed crops. A more recent entry into this area is the wine industry with multiple large and small vineyards coming on line. The real estate market in Greenleaf is diverse, as it has not been used for farm labor housing as a rule. If you are looking for a low to no crime small-town feel with diverse in community housing, with good upgrade small acreage properties options just outside of the community, all within good striking distance of all of the best southwest Idaho has to offer, Greenleaf is a good choice.
Greenleaf is part of the greater Boise economic region of Southwest Idaho, referred to as the "Treasure Valley" due to its agriculturally based wealth made possible by irrigation and mild climate. Boise is the economic and political hub of this region being the capital of the state, the largest city in the state and the primary source of non-agriculturally based jobs for the region. Greenleaf is located about five miles west of Caldwell, the county seat, and 30 miles from Boise the economic and political center of the state. To a lesser extent, Greenleaf has become a satellite or bedroom community location for the Boise market. It has been limited by its location but more by its lack of infrastructure, i.e. sewer system, which hinders large-scale changes in population. Most of the recent development pressure has been taken up by lands and communities closer to Boise such as Caldwell, Nampa and Middleton. The recent rapid growth in the east county area came primarily through the introduction of clean industries, such as Hewlett Packard and Micron Technologies, in the last 20 years. Boise and the surrounding areas have also become a hub for transportation and storage, higher education, communication call centers, medical services and most other major demographic factors that allow clean and sustained growth.
Greenleaf is located on the Snake River basin plain that crosses, from east to west, the south end of the State of Idaho. Greenleaf is on the west end of the valley at an average elevation of about 2,411 feet above sea level, is part of a level plateau area about 100 feet above the Boise River plain and is near the confluence of the Boise and Snake Rivers to the west. This is considered a high desert area with most of the moisture occurring and collecting in the surrounding mountains and then being transferred into the valley by creeks, streams and rivers. These waterways provide the irrigation water used by farmers across the whole south end of the state.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the Greenleaf area in 1805 following the Boise River that is about 5 miles north of Greenleaf on their way to the west coast. In 1811, the Wilson Price Hunt party passed through exploring portions of the then future Oregon Trail that also follows the river to the north. Greenleaf sparked into life in about 1903 when it appeared the "Boise Project," an irrigation enterprise, was going to bring irrigation water to the location that would bring the dry desert soil to life, which it did. After 1909, a rail line was run to Greenleaf from Caldwell where the Oregon Short Line railroad already had a track down. Like many communities in the Boise Valley at the time, great plans were made for Greenleaf for which little happened except for the development of some of the best farmlands in the region. The Quaker poet and abolitionist, John Greenleaf Whittier, founded the community in 1903. In 1908, the Greenleaf Friends Academy was established, a grade school level private Christian academy, that is still working and viable today. The academy is regionally known for its academic excellence, its music programs, its athletic programs and its Christian values. It is reported that 75% of the in community population is still affiliated with the Quaker order. There is some industry in Greenleaf, a post office, store, restaurant, gas station but the primary center of the community is still the academy. With Greenleaf being located only 5 miles from Caldwell and with an inadequate population base to support most retail concerns, has resulted in major purchases and services being utilized in Caldwell rather than in Greenleaf. A good state and county road system connects Greenleaf with all the other communities within the county with good and direct access.
Whatever your reasons for coming to Greenleaf, it can be considered a good choice and one of the positive puzzle pieces that make up the "Treasure Valley" whose real treasure has always been its people. Trust the experts at Stewart Realty, LLC to help you find your own piece of Greenleaf Idaho real estate.
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Greenleaf is part of a river valley that runs across southern Idaho at a relatively low elevation. This is a high desert area of low precipitation in the valleys and high rates of sunshine. Most snow fall occurs in the surrounding mountain ranges from November to February which fills the rivers, creeks and streams that run to the valley in the spring time as it melts. The valley does get some snow but on average it is light and infrequent.
Greenleaf's climate is warm during summer when day time temperatures tend to be in the 80's and 90's and cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 30's. The cold months are November through February and the warmest months July and August. Temperature shifts from day to night can be extreme primarily during the hottest summer days that cool off after sunset. This is a full four season location with a comparatively mild climate proven ideal for farming, recreation and just living.
The annual average precipitation at Greenleaf is 8.0 inches. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year but on average is wetter during the spring and fall seasons. September is usually the wettest month on average at 1.58 inches.
There over twenty AM and FM radio stations located in the Boise Valley that reaches Greenleaf that includes multiple NPR stations.
This area has full access to traditional, cable, dish and online TV stations with Boise being regional communication hub for most TV and radio outlets. Fiber optic lines are being extended to residential areas to provide the highest speed data transfers available.
The largest airport, the Boise Regional airport, is about 30 miles east and is the regional hub for air travel. There are no airports listed for Greenleaf Idaho.
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