ID metros
Cost of living across major ID metropolitan areas.
What living in ID costs
Across the 1 ID metro we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 94.2 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 2% cheaper than the typical US metro. That ranks ID 21 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
A typical ID home costs $496,288, or about 6.4× median household income, and typical rent is $1,837/mo.
Taxes in ID
ID levies a state income tax on top of the federal one. Effective property tax runs about 0.6% of home value in a typical ID metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 6%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise, ID | 94.2 | $496,288 | $1,837 |
Cities & towns in ID (8)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.