A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Hagerman$2,350/mo

Typical home $415K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $991/mo · Housing →

Hauser$2,820/mo

Typical home $499K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Hauser and Hagerman.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Idaho ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

BHagermanBetter than 58% of districts in the state –HauserNot graded

Health

CHagermanHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns –HauserNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

HagermanHauser

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th 22nd

Outdoors & history

HagermanHauser

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%3.2%

National Register places2 —

Archive photos6 —

Community

HagermanHauser

Library hours a week29 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

357 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HagermanID HauserID

Hagerman ↔ Hauser357 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Idaho average

HagermanHauser

People

Population 1,276Highest 932Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11%Lowest ID: +17.3% +12.2%Highest ID: +17.3%

Median age 51.7±3.1Highest 39% above ID 49.4±7.7Lowest 32% above ID

Hagerman and Hauser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.3%±4.7Lowest ID: 24.1% 17.7%±4.1Highest ID: 24.1%

Hauser and Hagerman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 31.8%±4.4Highest ID: 17% 14.9%±3.4Lowest ID: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.3%Highest ID: 31.8% 20.9%Lowest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±2.1Highest ID: 6.3% 1.5%±2Lowest ID: 6.3%

Hagerman and Hauser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,808±$22kLowest 23% below ID $74,792±$13kHighest 4% below ID

Hauser and Hagerman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $194,700±$34kLowest 53% below ID $375,700±$97kHighest 10% below ID

Rentmedian gross, monthly $991±$137 20% below ID —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 51% below ID $1,875Highest 8% below ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.4%±31.8Highest ID: 46.9% 40.9%±83.5Lowest ID: 46.9%

Hagerman and Hauser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.3%Highest ID: 10.6% 5.8%Lowest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.4%Lowest ID: 72.1% 91.2%Highest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 3 yrs older than ID 1993Highest 2 yrs newer than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 9% above ID 25 minHighest 14% above ID

Work from home 4.7%±4.3Lowest ID: 13.3% 19.6%±9.5Highest ID: 13.3%

Work in townworking residents 4.3%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Twin Falls (14%)Coeur d'Alene (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HauserFew work in Hagerman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 116Highest 29.1Lowest

Idaho average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Hagerman neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Hagerman vs Hauser

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Hauser

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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