City guide · Facts checked October 24, 2026
Gold IRA Companies in Boise City, ID
Boise City is the #1 city in Idaho by population (223,154 residents across 86,916 households; median household income $50,323). Federal gold IRA rules are identical here to anywhere else in the US — what changes at the state line is the money around the metal: no sales tax on bullion at purchase, and ordinary income rates when you take distributions.
The thresholds, sources and storage picture behind those two lines live in the gold IRA guide for Idaho. Below: the city snapshot our desk compiles for Boise City, the rated companies that serve it, and where its metals would physically sit.
Boise City snapshot
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 223,154 |
| Households | 86,916 |
| Median household income | $50,323 |
| County | Ada County |
| ZIP codes served | 32 |
| Land area | 82.1 sq mi |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates (via our cities dataset) · checked October 24, 2026
Where Boise City IRA metals would sit
Metals in your IRA can't sit in a Boise City safe-deposit box or home safe — an IRS-approved depository arranged by the custodian holds them, and the vault your custodian uses decides fees and logistics. To make the geography concrete, we measure the straight-line distance from Boise City to the two reference vaults we track nationally:
| Facility | Distance |
|---|---|
| Delaware Depository (Wilmington, DE) | ≈ 2,090 mi |
| Texas Bullion Depository (Leander, TX) | ≈ 1,350 mi |
Method: great-circle distance from city coordinates, rounded to 10 miles — an indicator of logistics, not a quote. Idaho's full storage picture: state guide.
| Company | Overall | Fees | Feedback | Min. investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gold Investments | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Varies — see review |
| GoldStar Trust | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | N/A (custodian) |
| Augusta Precious Metals | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | $50,000 for cash or IRA purchases |
| Advantage Gold | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Birch Gold Group | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | $5,000 recommended minimum |
| Goldco | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $25,000 generally required for gold IRA… |
| American Hartford Gold | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Lear Capital | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Preserve Gold | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Regal Assets | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | $5,000 |
Boise City gold IRA questions
Do I pay sales tax on gold IRA purchases in Boise City?
Where would metals from a Boise City gold IRA be stored?
Does Boise City add its own tax on IRA distributions?
Other Idaho cities
No other Idaho city guides are published yet — the Idaho state guide covers the whole state.