Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For a city of 120,384, Nampa does unevenly: it grades B−, ranked 35th of 58 in Idaho. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 65% of the country. Its lowest mark is a C in schools. Only 5 of Idaho’s 94 towns score higher on hazard risk. Nampa has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Nampa Depot and Farmers and Merchants Bank. Nampa’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Idaho’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
Where Nampa beats most towns.
Nampa Depot
Census counts: 347 in 1890, 100,200 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
19 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Nampa is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nampa, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Nampa.
Nampa carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Idaho (mostly inland flooding), trades workers with Boise City and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by Idaho’s.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of Idaho towns, with expected losses of about $92 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Nampa’s FEMA risk score is 7 of 100, below both the Idaho town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nampa.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Nampa School District. Three of its 38 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 927 | C |
| Ridgevue High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,640 | B− |
| Legacy Charter SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 311 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
45 miles of trail in 29 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lakeview Park, at 41 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orah Brandt Park | 0.6 mi | 29 |
| 2. Wilson Creek Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 3. Lakeview Park | 0.1 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nampa has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Nampa’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
72% of Nampa adults had a checkup this year. Nampa beats the Idaho average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of Nampa adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Nampa | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Nampa | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.3% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nampa has about as many jobs (47,574) as working residents, but only 13,669 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 28,001 in 2013 to 47,574.
About one in 3 of Nampa’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Nampa has added 19,573 jobs, to 47,574 in 2023. The average trip to work in Nampa is 24 minutes.
| Nampa | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 29% | 20% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $415K, is 9% below its June 2022 peak.
The typical Nampa home is worth about $415,000, up 1.8% in a year, 13% below the Idaho typical home.
| Nampa | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,420 a month | $1,109 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 50% | 47% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Idaho average. Nampa has grown 20% since 2020, to 120,384 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Nampa.
| Nampa | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.9 years | 35.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 25% | 29% |
50.4% women, 49.6% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.8 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.0, men 33.2.
| Nampa | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.2% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 21.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 72% of Idaho’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,415 to 1,192 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nampa. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaAlbertsons Stadium
20 mi MuseumOld Idaho State Penitentiary
in town MuseumWarhawk Air Museum
18 mi Stadium & arenaExtraMile Arena
18 mi Stadium & arenaIdaho Central Arena27 mi Ski areaBogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area117 runs · 1,792 ft verticalAlbertsons Stadium: Iamneven, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Idaho State Penitentiary: Peter Wollheim, CC BY 2.5 · Warhawk Air Museum: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ExtraMile Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Idaho Central Arena: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Nampa
About 5 of every 100 Nampa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Idaho.
81,557 counted in 2010 and 100,200 in 2020; an estimated 120,384 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 19.9% since 2020, after 22.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
19 places in Nampa on the National Register of Historic Places.
38 notable people were born in Nampa.
City in Idaho, United States
Nampa ( ) is the most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 100,200 at the 2020 census. It is Idaho's third-most populous city. Nampa is about 20 miles (32 km) west of Boise along Interstate 84, and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Meridian. It is the second principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. The name "Nampa" may have come from a Shoshoni word meaning 'moccasin' or 'footprint'. According to toponymist William O. Bright, the name comes from the Shoshoni word /nampai/, meaning "foot". The city has a prominent student population, home to the College of Western Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University.
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One town shares a border with Nampa.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Nampa grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #35 of 58 in Idaho. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and C for schools.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($85,987 across the Boise City, ID metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
38 notable people were born here, including Ronee Blakley and Steve Symms.
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