Cost of Living in Idaho
236 cities · Total population 1,381,127
Page updated: · Data vintage: 2023 ACS 5-Year
Median Home Value
$376,000
+23% vs national
Median Rent
$1,150/mo
-12% vs national
Median Income
$74,636
+0% vs national
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
-24% vs national
Idaho at a Glance
The median home value in Idaho is $376,000, 23% above the national median of $305,000. Additionally, median rent is $1,150/mo (12% below the $1,314 national figure), and median household income is $74,636 (0% higher than the national $74,580), and the unemployment rate sits at 3.7% (24% below the 4.8% national average).
State Tax Rates
Income Tax
5.8%
State Sales Tax
6.0%
Total Sales Tax
6.0%
Property Tax Rate
0.7%
Most Affordable Cities in Idaho
Highest Income Cities in Idaho
All Cities in Idaho
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| City | Population | Med. Income | Home Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City | 235,701 | $81,308 | $456,000 |
| Meridian | 124,865 | $98,686 | $485,000 |
| Nampa | 106,289 | $72,122 | $332,500 |
| Idaho Falls | 66,672 | $69,630 | $298,600 |
| Caldwell | 63,465 | $66,663 | $322,100 |
| Pocatello | 57,152 | $57,931 | $240,600 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 55,558 | $70,845 | $451,600 |
| Twin Falls | 53,219 | $60,760 | $279,400 |
| Post Falls | 41,716 | $73,313 | $425,100 |
| Rexburg | 39,589 | $50,359 | $384,000 |
| Lewiston | 34,471 | $71,047 | $290,900 |
| Eagle | 31,490 | $118,037 | $711,500 |
| Kuna | 25,960 | $93,545 | $403,700 |
| Moscow | 25,868 | $56,497 | $352,000 |
| Ammon | 18,496 | $84,154 | $336,500 |
| Mountain Home | 16,265 | $58,486 | $270,700 |
| Hayden | 16,021 | $77,534 | $445,700 |
| Chubbuck | 15,900 | $78,646 | $313,700 |
| Star | 13,231 | $91,318 | $498,900 |
| Jerome | 12,689 | $65,343 | $214,900 |
| Blackfoot | 12,628 | $69,091 | $225,900 |
| Garden City | 12,483 | $66,859 | $411,400 |
| Burley | 11,721 | $63,315 | $213,700 |
| Rathdrum | 10,133 | $86,431 | $381,800 |
| Middleton | 10,101 | $83,681 | $348,900 |
| Hailey | 9,439 | $83,084 | $574,500 |
| Sandpoint | 9,244 | $67,769 | $449,500 |
| Payette | 8,358 | $55,455 | $247,700 |
| Emmett | 7,948 | $58,523 | $299,000 |
| Fruitland | 6,405 | $62,703 | $286,300 |
| Rupert | 6,157 | $54,444 | $182,500 |
| Weiser | 5,803 | $45,463 | $196,200 |
| Preston | 5,800 | $55,625 | $280,500 |
| Rigby | 5,251 | $78,278 | $267,200 |
| Shelley | 4,987 | $63,864 | $267,200 |
| Kimberly | 4,883 | $76,587 | $289,500 |
| American Falls | 4,636 | $58,376 | $172,800 |
| Buhl | 4,624 | $46,217 | $192,600 |
| McCall | 3,847 | $60,197 | $564,500 |
| St. Anthony | 3,818 | $52,446 | $199,600 |
| Lincoln | 3,759 | $80,818 | $307,800 |
| Gooding | 3,731 | $36,889 | $175,800 |
| Heyburn | 3,678 | $70,078 | $205,300 |
| Ketchum | 3,551 | $87,658 | $756,200 |
| Hidden Springs | 3,490 | $159,439 | $683,800 |
| Grangeville | 3,443 | $59,013 | $262,000 |
| Orofino | 3,254 | $57,171 | $218,900 |
| Mountain Home AFB | 3,198 | $72,411 | — |
| Salmon | 3,196 | $40,875 | $198,400 |
| Soda Springs | 3,150 | $47,480 | $204,800 |
| St. Maries | 3,032 | $52,468 | $205,400 |
| Victor | 3,024 | $73,664 | $591,500 |
| Homedale | 3,006 | $49,764 | $200,000 |
| Wendell | 2,940 | $54,850 | $209,600 |
| Iona | 2,882 | $83,750 | $364,400 |
| Filer | 2,837 | $53,508 | $224,400 |
| Montpelier | 2,681 | $52,212 | $185,600 |
| Driggs | 2,655 | $82,434 | $457,800 |
| Bonners Ferry | 2,615 | $54,107 | $272,000 |
| Bellevue | 2,571 | $72,242 | $482,600 |
| Dalton Gardens | 2,526 | $84,375 | $673,800 |
| Malad City | 2,441 | $75,500 | $210,300 |
| Aberdeen | 2,418 | $67,813 | $144,700 |
| Fort Hall | 2,343 | $40,757 | $196,000 |
| Kellogg | 2,232 | $44,352 | $217,200 |
| Priest River | 2,058 | $57,712 | $271,500 |
| Pinehurst | 2,014 | $66,447 | $267,100 |
| Sugar City | 2,011 | $71,944 | $308,000 |
| Shoshone | 1,985 | $56,050 | $187,800 |
| New Plymouth | 1,863 | $59,875 | $199,200 |
| Parma | 1,836 | $47,798 | $232,400 |
| Spirit Lake | 1,768 | $60,938 | $380,800 |
| Osburn | 1,728 | $44,583 | $182,800 |
| Wilder | 1,690 | $55,938 | $215,600 |
| Paul | 1,615 | $62,830 | $251,200 |
| Ucon | 1,537 | $83,864 | $311,700 |
| Tyhee | 1,475 | $89,500 | $417,800 |
| Ponderay | 1,456 | $50,119 | $391,700 |
| Glenns Ferry | 1,443 | $51,625 | $189,400 |
| Moyie Springs | 1,420 | $61,783 | $326,200 |
| Hansen | 1,414 | $47,396 | $178,600 |
| Moreland | 1,386 | $60,048 | $260,100 |
| Sun Valley | 1,383 | $82,045 | $845,600 |
| Grace | 1,345 | $69,286 | $180,300 |
| Ashton | 1,329 | $66,250 | $222,300 |
| Genesee | 1,312 | $78,125 | $298,800 |
| Avimor | 1,289 | $92,458 | $544,200 |
| Marsing | 1,245 | $57,973 | $245,000 |
| Robie Creek | 1,240 | $117,946 | $524,400 |
| Groveland | 1,204 | $71,268 | $362,800 |
| Hagerman | 1,198 | $59,250 | $189,600 |
| Carey | 1,197 | $50,938 | $209,200 |
| Greenleaf | 1,152 | $64,375 | $339,600 |
| Cottonwood | 1,138 | $56,250 | $206,800 |
| Wallace | 1,127 | $50,526 | $219,200 |
| Riverside | 1,126 | $103,125 | $241,500 |
| Kootenai | 1,076 | $69,457 | $306,200 |
| Plummer | 1,055 | $52,188 | $163,800 |
| Kamiah | 1,053 | $35,433 | $202,800 |
| Lapwai | 1,041 | $60,197 | $114,000 |
| Hazelton | 988 | $55,833 | $148,400 |
| Clark Fork | 981 | $60,625 | $177,800 |
| Cascade | 978 | $50,671 | $350,000 |
| Ririe | 958 | $64,273 | $129,900 |
| McCammon | 910 | $71,397 | $238,900 |
| Troy | 908 | $87,589 | $270,800 |
| Hayden Lake | 901 | $104,500 | $706,900 |
| Hauser | 896 | $67,868 | $271,700 |
| Franklin | 880 | $64,375 | $318,200 |
| Menan | 863 | $70,417 | $249,300 |
| Potlatch | 849 | $68,889 | $226,100 |
| Oakley | 846 | $93,333 | $220,000 |
| Arco | 842 | $31,023 | $157,700 |
| Athol | 830 | $62,946 | $269,600 |
| Council | 824 | $43,224 | $165,600 |
| Inkom | 810 | $81,528 | $250,500 |
| Challis | 794 | $50,034 | $168,300 |
| Teton | 786 | $77,667 | $278,800 |
| Clifton | 774 | $97,750 | $286,500 |
| Mullan | 758 | $51,094 | $169,000 |
| Horseshoe Bend | 756 | $54,236 | $205,300 |
| Downey | 736 | $46,000 | $153,000 |
| Georgetown | 735 | $68,438 | $180,800 |
| Mackay | 719 | $41,474 | $187,500 |
| Notus | 709 | $71,083 | $242,600 |
| Kooskia | 683 | $38,167 | $174,500 |
| Smelterville | 670 | $46,597 | $117,600 |
| Parker | 643 | $72,188 | $249,500 |
| Paris | 634 | $82,500 | $235,700 |
| Dover | 628 | $108,393 | $644,400 |
| Blanchard | 625 | $55,212 | $282,500 |
| Melba | 624 | $53,500 | $306,000 |
| Silverton | 606 | $95,524 | $281,900 |
| Arbon Valley | 604 | $64,188 | $174,300 |
| Juliaetta | 586 | $54,821 | $252,100 |
| Weston | 586 | $85,588 | $315,500 |
| Oldtown | 572 | $58,088 | $260,700 |
| Letha | 566 | — | — |
| Richfield | 558 | $59,375 | $196,100 |
| Idaho City | 556 | $41,111 | $94,500 |
| Nezperce | 537 | $59,063 | $176,200 |
| Roberts | 534 | $57,083 | $154,200 |
| Fairfield | 519 | $77,917 | $195,200 |
| Mud Lake | 516 | $65,000 | $160,700 |
| Newdale | 515 | $71,250 | $291,700 |
| Declo | 514 | $46,780 | $218,200 |
| Basalt | 511 | $75,375 | $300,000 |
| Deary | 511 | $71,250 | $225,400 |
| Craigmont | 509 | $56,818 | $179,300 |
| Dayton | 496 | $86,667 | $275,000 |
| Dubois | 495 | $48,333 | $195,800 |
| Lewisville | 489 | $70,417 | $228,800 |
| Pierce | 465 | $53,125 | $171,700 |
| Grand View | 431 | $39,583 | $174,100 |
| Culdesac | 394 | $46,250 | $149,000 |
| Weippe | 382 | $29,167 | $113,000 |
| Firth | 381 | $49,167 | $197,900 |
| Albion | 371 | $73,375 | $240,000 |
| Yellow Pine | 369 | $31,940 | — |
| Tetonia | 368 | $63,125 | $336,800 |
| Eden | 366 | $31,346 | $140,900 |
| Garden Valley | 364 | $91,042 | — |
| Dietrich | 357 | $71,667 | $192,500 |
| Hollister | 353 | $52,946 | $126,000 |
| Gannett | 348 | — | $261,800 |
| Cambridge | 336 | $48,250 | $234,700 |
| Midvale | 331 | $48,281 | $208,300 |
| Arimo | 329 | $65,208 | $202,000 |
| Kendrick | 324 | $72,708 | $179,800 |
| Malta | 321 | $48,750 | $145,600 |
| Moore | 319 | $60,417 | $201,800 |
| Bancroft | 313 | $76,719 | $167,400 |
| New Meadows | 311 | $65,250 | $275,000 |
| Rockford Bay | 308 | $125,625 | $981,300 |
| Onaway | 306 | $73,571 | $245,800 |
| Rockford | 305 | $85,804 | $237,500 |
| Wardner | 300 | — | $302,900 |
| Winchester | 300 | $43,125 | $198,400 |
| Stanley | 281 | — | — |
| Elk City | 270 | $59,643 | $356,700 |
| Swan Valley | 264 | $92,750 | $685,200 |
| Hammett | 258 | $27,482 | $160,600 |
| Bloomington | 257 | $81,667 | $361,700 |
| East Hope | 257 | $91,250 | $420,800 |
| Irwin | 253 | $69,792 | $346,000 |
| Bliss | 252 | $67,250 | — |
| Lava Hot Springs | 251 | $36,364 | $241,100 |
| Worley | 249 | $46,607 | $139,600 |
| Harrison | 243 | $95,417 | $339,100 |
| Riggins | 236 | $51,250 | $347,300 |
| Acequia | 223 | $51,042 | $86,700 |
| Huetter | 219 | $36,719 | $271,200 |
| Rockland | 214 | $51,417 | $212,500 |
| Crouch | 212 | $75,536 | $388,900 |
| Laclede | 200 | — | $288,700 |
| Murphy | 188 | $75,521 | $246,900 |
| Peck | 187 | $55,455 | $154,200 |
| Ferdinand | 182 | $61,250 | $215,400 |
| Stites | 171 | $29,583 | $117,600 |
| Island Park | 169 | $74,750 | $284,500 |
| St. Charles | 168 | — | $197,700 |
| Sweetwater | 168 | $120,500 | $190,500 |
| Castleford | 166 | $44,167 | — |
| Donnelly | 165 | — | — |
| Hope | 164 | — | — |
| Murtaugh | 146 | $58,750 | $142,500 |
| Leadore | 145 | $31,023 | $88,300 |
| Fernan Lake Village | 138 | $118,750 | $598,700 |
| Bovill | 136 | $34,750 | $97,500 |
| De Smet | 134 | $44,792 | $94,200 |
| Elk River | 133 | $63,125 | $218,800 |
| Minidoka | 132 | $41,875 | $109,600 |
| Conkling Park | 131 | $31,667 | $606,400 |
| Fernwood | 130 | — | — |
| Bennington | 120 | $101,058 | — |
| Butte City | 97 | — | $75,800 |
| Reubens | 65 | $73,125 | $152,500 |
| Parkline | 62 | $71,635 | $111,500 |
| Tensed | 56 | $25,833 | $110,000 |
| Smiths Ferry | 53 | $83,750 | — |
| Hamer | 51 | — | $225,000 |
| Lost River | 51 | — | — |
| White Bird | 51 | — | $131,300 |
| Oxford | 48 | $72,500 | $281,300 |
| Viola | 48 | — | — |
| Lowman | 42 | — | $212,500 |
| Placerville | 37 | $78,750 | — |
| Bruneau | 36 | — | — |
| Princeton | 29 | — | — |
| Spencer | 28 | $70,972 | $112,500 |
| Coolin | 24 | — | — |
| Clayton | 16 | — | — |
| Drummond | 3 | — | — |
| State Line | 3 | — | — |
| Banks | — | — | — |
| Warm River | — | — | — |