Idaho

Star, Idaho

Ada County18,208 people

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About Star

Star is a city in Ada County. About 18,208 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,500 feet, 9 miles northeast of Nampa in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Blake Haven Park and Pavillion Park.

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Cost of living

This is the Boise City metro price level, which covers Star. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $98.39 here, under the U.S. average by 1.6%.

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Public schools in Star

All 2

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Star Elementary School
Joint School District No. 2 · PK-5
727 students · 19.1 students per teacher
Star Middle School
Joint School District No. 2 · 6-8
1,013 students · 24.1 students per teacher

Services for Star

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DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Star.

Boise · Vehicles
8655 W. Franklin Rd. Boise, ID 83709
(208) 577-3135 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Boise · Licenses and vehicles
190 East Front Boise, ID 83702-5960 #107
(208) 577-3135 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Meridian · Vehicles
1769 N. Lakes Ave Ste 100 Meridian, ID 83646
(208) 577-3135 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Garden City · Licenses and vehicles
9115 Chinden, Ste 103 Garden City, ID 83714 PO Box 140019
(208) 577-3135 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Star · Vehicles
10769 W. State Street Star, ID 83669
(208) 577-3135 · Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Boise · Driver's licenses
400 N Benjamin Ln Boise, ID 83704
(208) 577-3100 · Mon. - Fri. 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Star · Driver's licenses
10769 W State St Star, ID 83669
(208) 577-3100 · Mon. - Fri. 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Meridian · Driver's licenses
736 S. Progress Ave. Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 577-3100 · Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Intermountain Gas · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Allergy ratings in Star

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in April
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early July, highest the first two weeks of June
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Weeds from mid-August, sagebrush heaviest mid-September to mid-October
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 12.6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 35 (2024).

Counted nearby. Pollen ratings come from the Boise station in the Treasure Valley, 15 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, Moderate. Boise NAB station, 62 counted days in 2017 to 2021: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 74 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 104 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide. The Allergy Group's own Boise counts agree: 25 to 30 tree pollen on a daily sample starts mild to moderate symptoms, and cottonwood and juniper reach high counts in April in dry springs.

Early-summer grass, High. The Allergy Group (Boise) reports grass counts over 100 on its 24-hour sampler in early June, and 30 is enough to bother people who react to grass. NAB calls 20 to 199 High. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, High. Boise NAB station, 37 counted days in 2017 to 2019: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 54 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 73 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide. The Allergy Group's own Boise counts agree: chenopod (tumbleweed, kochia, Russian thistle) peaks at 30 to 60 in late summer, and sagebrush runs 400 to 500 on a good day from mid-September to mid-October.

Wildfire smoke, High. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Ada County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Year to year. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked Boise 95th of 100 U.S. metros for pollen in its 2025 report and 1st in its 2026 report, after a wet winter and a long grass season. Expect a typical rating to miss some years.

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

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Map of Star

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Parks in Star

6 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Blake Haven Park
Hunters Creek Sports Complex
Keith Bird Legacy Park
Pavillion Park
Star Riverwalk Park
West Bridgetower Community Park

Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Star, nearest first: everything tied to Star plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do (nearest 18 of 23)

Lakes

Lake Lowelllake · near Nampa
13 mi
Lake Lowelllake · near Caldwell
13 mi

Museums

Lee Moberly Museummuseum · near Middleton
6.4 mi
Spirit of Flight Centermuseum · near Nampa
7.5 mi
Warhawk Air Museummuseum · near Nampa
7.5 mi
Children's Museum of Idahomuseum · near Meridian
8.3 mi
Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Centermuseum · near Nampa
8.4 mi
Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural Historymuseum · near Caldwell
9.6 mi
Indian Creek Museummuseum · near Caldwell
9.7 mi
Northwest Science Museum Vision Centermuseum · near Garden City
9.9 mi

Historic sites

Mill Wheelhistoric site · near Middleton
6.4 mi
West Plymouth Streethistoric site · near Caldwell
9.7 mi
Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tankhistoric site · near Emmett
13 mi

Attractions

Camille Beckman Factoryattraction · near Eagle
4.6 mi
Ford Idaho Centerattraction · near Nampa
5.8 mi
Lakeview Water Parkattraction · near Nampa
7.9 mi
Wahoozattraction · near Meridian
8.3 mi
Roaring Springs Waterparkattraction · near Meridian
8.4 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 210)

Eagle Island State Parkstate park · near Eagle
4.8 mi
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refugewildlife refuge · near Nampa
13 mi
Blake Haven Park
0.4 mi
Pavillion Park
0.7 mi
Star Riverwalk Park
0.7 mi
Waggin' Tails Dog Parkdog park
0.7 mi
Keith Bird Legacy Park
3.5 mi
West Bridgetower Community Park
3.7 mi
Heroes Parknear Meridian
4.0 mi
Lochsa Falls Parknear Meridian
4.3 mi
Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Gamenature reserve · near Eagle
4.6 mi
Kelly Creek Parknear Meridian
4.7 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 118)

Star River Walk0.9 mi long
0.8 mi
Middleton River Walk0.5 mi long · near Middleton
5.8 mi
Five Mile Pathway7 mi long · near Meridian
5.8 mi
Grimes Pathway1.6 mi long · near Nampa
6.1 mi
Middleton Bike Path0.7 mi long · near Middleton
6.1 mi
Meridian Pathway2.1 mi long · near Meridian
6.7 mi
Sugar Beet Lake Path0.4 mi long · near Nampa
7.0 mi
Indian Creek Pathway1.5 mi long · near Nampa
8.9 mi
Velodrome Connector0.4 mi long · easy bike trail · near Eagle
9.0 mi
Greenbelt0.3 mi long · near Caldwell
9.1 mi
Low Rider0.6 mi long · easy bike trail · near Eagle
9.1 mi
#XC32 Rolling Thunder0.3 mi long · easy bike trail · near Eagle
9.1 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.