Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Caldwell

A city of 66,516 people in Idaho
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Caldwell

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Caldwell.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Caldwell

Explore places →

Outdoors in Caldwell

Parks & trails →
Map of Caldwell: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.1%346 of 16,209 acres
Trails23 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves185 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Caldwell

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Caldwell

City in Idaho, United States
1883Established
59,996Population
22.2 sq miArea
2,375 ftElevation

Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho, United States. Caldwell is the 5th most populous city in Idaho. As of the 2020 census, Caldwell had a population of 59,996. Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area, and is the location of the College of Idaho. The city is located approximately 24 miles (39 km) west of Boise, and approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of the Oregon border.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code83605, 83606, 83607
Area code208
Living in Caldwell

Housing in Caldwell

$399K▲ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Caldwell home is worth about $399,000, up 1.2% in a year, 17% below the Idaho typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market28
Sale-to-list99.2%
Sold in May123
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Caldwell

C+

Safety Grade C+

Caldwell reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Caldwell 4.8
Idaho 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Caldwell 6.8
Idaho 6.2
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Caldwell

All Caldwell schools →
C

School Grade C

The public schools Caldwell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

See how Caldwell’s schools compare in ID →
DistrictVALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools27

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from CaldwellWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Caldwell.Meet them →

Where Caldwell is

Explore map →
Locator map of Caldwell
Wikimedia Commons · Map: Arkyan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

Around town

Bordering towns

Explore map →
Nampa Caldwell Nampa
Compare side by side:Caldwell vs Nampa

How things work in Caldwell

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Caldwell

Idaho · ID
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Caldwell is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01