Lauren McLean (Democratic) has been Mayor of Boise since 7 Jan 2020. In Aug 2026 the unemployment rate was 3.2% of the labour force, 1.0 percentage point higher than when Lauren McLean took office in January 2020, while Idaho's rose 0.8 percentage points. On pay growth Boise is 2nd of the 116 cities, on the fall in violent crime 77th of 106. The widest gap with Idaho is in population: +0.8% a year against +2.3%. Typical rent is up 57.4% since day zero (7.0% a year).

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