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Economics

  Star Idaho USA
Median Family Income (2016 dollars) $58,906 $56,922 $53,954
Per capita income (2016 dollars) $20,749 $23,087 $28,555
Median single family home cost $214,500 $172,200 $175,100

Unemployment

  Star Idaho USA
2016 3.3% 3.6% 5.2%

Star Zip Codes:
      83669 
To see a boundary map click here:  http://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/83669/

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
Ada County property tax rate:  http://www.adaweb.net/Assessor.aspx

Property tax rates for Star Idaho real estate vary please contact the Ada County assessor’s office for any questions at 208-287-7200. City property taxes are assessed through the county tax system.

Cost of Living Index 2016

  Star Boise
Overall 105 103
Food 95 95
Utilities 94 94
Miscellaneous 101 101
  US Average = 100 for all indicators

Summary: The greatest index difference is found in housing costs. Star, for being a small community, has a high percentage of upgrade homes per capita. All of this came in the rapid growth since 2000. Star’s original homes, which are older, small and modest, on average, would index below Boise. So it is a divided economic base with very modest homes and upgrade homes with few homes being found in the middle range. Boise has a large diverse population and housing base having not experienced as much net change as in Star since 2000.

Data source: http://www.bestplaces.net/col/

Demographics

County: Ada

Location: Star is located 16 miles west of Boise, the capital of the state of Idaho and the economic hub for the region. Star 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. Star is located on the north side of the Boise River and has a view of the Owyhee Mountain Range on the southwest. State Hwy 44 also runs through Star which connects it to Boise.

Elevation: 2,470 ft. (753 m.), on average, above sea level

Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time, MST, (observes Daylight Savings Time)

Phone Area Code: 208

Zip Code: 83669

Local Map: Click Here

 

Year 2016 Census Facts:

  Star Idaho USA
Population 7797 1,654,930 321,418,820
Male/female: 52.83%/47.17% 50.12%/49.88% 49.19%/50.81%
Median age: 32.1 35.2 37.4
Avg family 3.16 2.68 2.58
Own homes 72.06% 59.96% 56.34%
Rent homes 21.36% 26.69% 31.21%
Vacant homes 6.58% 13.35% 12.45%
%White 87.57% 83.34% 62.77%
%Black .31% 0.54% 12.24%
%Native 1.88% 1.5% 0.66%
%Asian 2.07% 1.3% 4.95%
%Islander  .30%   0.16%
%Other 0.0% .07% .20%
%Hispanic 6.19% 11.65% 16.9%

Schools & Higher Education

Star Schools (Star is part of the West Ada School District which includes Star, Meridian, Eagle and parts of Boise) only schools located in Star are listed below:

  1. West Ada School District: 208-855-4500
  2. Star Elementary: 208-855-4110
  3. No private or charter schools listed for Star

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.

  Star USA
$per student $6,141 $12,383
teacher ratio 1 to 21 1 to 19.4
%High school + 93.3% 89.14%
%4 year degree+ 29.8% 25.42%

Higher Education

None in Star City limits. However, in the greater Boise Area are these Colleges and Universities:

  1. Boise State University: 208-426-1000   https://www.boisestate.edu
  2. College of Western Idaho–Nampa: 208-562-3000  http://cwidaho.cc
  3. Carrington College: 208-779-3100   http://carrington.edu/schools/boise-idaho
  4. Paul Mitchell Schools-Boise: 208-375-0190   https://paulmitchell.edu/boise/
  5. Stevens-Henager College-Boise: 208-345-0700   http://www.stevenshenager.edu/boise
  6. Boise Bible College: 208-376-7731   http://www.boisebible.edu

Local History

Star is located on the Snake River basin plain that crosses, from east to west, the south end of the State of Idaho. Star is in the middle area of the valley at an average elevation of about 2,470 feet above sea level and borders the Boise River on the south end. 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. Star is near the old Oregon Trail and was on the trail between Boise to the east and the convergence of the Boise and Snake Rivers on the west. One of its first structures was a schoolhouse, which had a star mounted on it indicating the east, west directions. Settlers used this marker as a guide as they passed through. The name stuck and when the community incorporated, it was named Star.

Star 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 location of non- agriculturally based jobs for the region. Star is located about 16 miles west of Boise with a primary economic base of agriculture still. It has become a satellite or bedroom community location for the Boise market. This change came mainly 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.

Star is located in Ada County. It is the smallest city in the county at about 5,500 in population as of 2008. The population of Star more than doubled in the last 10 years, primarily due to non-agricultural related regional growth as noted with most of the new growth being based on residential development. Star is most closely located and related to Middleton in Canyon County to the west and to Eagle in Ada County on the east that is now adjoined with Boise. Ada County has the largest concentration of people in the state. Star is beginning to establish itself as a full service community due to the increase in population though most major purchases, services and higher education etc., though located within 20 miles, are still outside the community. The city's small-town feel but convenient location has made it an attractive spot for families and others. Top end small acreage properties, developing outside the community, have begun to put Star on the "place to live" residential map in a five county area that supports the Boise market.

Whatever your reasons for coming to Star, 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 Star Idaho real estate.

Still unsure about where you want to move? Keep reading about Star Idaho or check out other city pages to find the area of the Treasure Valley that best fits your needs. This site also has up to date information from the Boise MLS on available homes in the area so you can find the perfect home.

Climate

Star 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.

Star'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 Star is 8.21 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.

Local Media

There over twenty AM and FM radio stations located in the Boise Valley that reaches Star 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.

Airports

The largest airport, the Boise Regional airport, is about 20 miles southeast and is the regional hub for air travel. There are no small airports located in Star.

Boise: Website »

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