Idaho Cost of Living by County

Compare annual cost of living, median household income, affordability, and major expense drivers across Idaho counties. These estimates are based on a single adult household with no children. Cost rank for each county in Idaho are rated from highest modeled total costs to lowest.

Counties tracked:

44Across Idaho

Median Household Income:

$77,565In Idaho

Median Annual Cost:

$46,711Across Idaho

Most Expensive County:

Ada County, ID $57,514

Most Affordable County:

Latah County, ID$43,602

State National Rank

#25Most affordable state across the U.S.Out of 50 states plus D.C.

Ada County, ID

Cost Rank: 1 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$57,514

Median Household Income:

$107,531

Cost / Income ratio :

53.5%

Housing 29%
Food 9%
Transport 22%
Healthcare 8%
Other Costs 12%
Taxes 21%

Biggest category: Housing$16,458

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Adams County, ID

Cost Rank: 28 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,321

Median Household Income:

$70,714

Cost / Income ratio :

65.5%

Housing 19%
Food 10%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,057

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Bannock County, ID

Cost Rank: 41 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,193

Median Household Income:

$85,065

Cost / Income ratio :

52.0%

Housing 21%
Food 10%
Transport 29%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$12,836

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, ID

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Bear Lake County, ID

Cost Rank: 10 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$49,311

Median Household Income:

$86,655

Cost / Income ratio :

56.9%

Housing 17%
Food 12%
Transport 31%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$15,444

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Benewah County, ID

Cost Rank: 40 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,372

Median Household Income:

$66,274

Cost / Income ratio :

67.0%

Housing 18%
Food 10%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,765

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Bingham County, ID

Cost Rank: 32 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,394

Median Household Income:

$87,409

Cost / Income ratio :

51.9%

Housing 19%
Food 9%
Transport 34%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,395

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Blaine County, ID

Cost Rank: 5 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$53,544

Median Household Income:

$92,889

Cost / Income ratio :

57.6%

Housing 21%
Food 11%
Transport 29%
Healthcare 9%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$15,505

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Boise County, ID

Cost Rank: 15 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,158

Median Household Income:

$90,234

Cost / Income ratio :

53.4%

Housing 20%
Food 10%
Transport 31%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$14,958

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Bonner County, ID

Cost Rank: 22 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,748

Median Household Income:

$77,825

Cost / Income ratio :

60.1%

Housing 21%
Food 10%
Transport 30%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,167

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Bonneville County, ID

Cost Rank: 9 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$49,595

Median Household Income:

$91,829

Cost / Income ratio :

54.0%

Housing 25%
Food 9%
Transport 26%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$12,961

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Boundary County, ID

Cost Rank: 30 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,888

Median Household Income:

$73,370

Cost / Income ratio :

62.5%

Housing 18%
Food 10%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,294

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Butte County, ID

Cost Rank: 2 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$56,261

Median Household Income:

$61,071

Cost / Income ratio :

92.1%

Housing 22%
Food 10%
Transport 28%
Healthcare 9%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 21%

Biggest category: Transport$15,867

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Camas County, ID

Cost Rank: 7 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$51,405

Median Household Income:

$82,386

Cost / Income ratio :

62.4%

Housing 18%
Food 11%
Transport 32%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$16,632

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Canyon County, ID

Cost Rank: 6 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$52,717

Median Household Income:

$83,849

Cost / Income ratio :

62.9%

Housing 27%
Food 8%
Transport 25%
Healthcare 9%
Other Costs 11%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Housing$14,143

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Caribou County, ID

Cost Rank: 16 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,551

Median Household Income:

$78,200

Cost / Income ratio :

60.8%

Housing 18%
Food 9%
Transport 34%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 8%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$16,361

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Cassia County, ID

Cost Rank: 35 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,993

Median Household Income:

$76,731

Cost / Income ratio :

58.6%

Housing 19%
Food 9%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,866

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Clark County, ID

Cost Rank: 14 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,344

Median Household Income:

$62,500

Cost / Income ratio :

77.4%

Housing 18%
Food 9%
Transport 35%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 8%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$17,021

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Clearwater County, ID

Cost Rank: 21 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,963

Median Household Income:

$78,011

Cost / Income ratio :

60.2%

Housing 19%
Food 11%
Transport 31%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,410

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Custer County, ID

Cost Rank: 13 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,638

Median Household Income:

$72,946

Cost / Income ratio :

66.7%

Housing 18%
Food 12%
Transport 30%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$14,558

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Elmore County, ID

Cost Rank: 42 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,092

Median Household Income:

$71,695

Cost / Income ratio :

61.5%

Housing 21%
Food 9%
Transport 30%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,288

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, ID

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Franklin County, ID

Cost Rank: 25 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,480

Median Household Income:

$83,263

Cost / Income ratio :

55.8%

Housing 18%
Food 9%
Transport 35%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 8%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$16,339

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Fremont County, ID

Cost Rank: 34 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,050

Median Household Income:

$79,899

Cost / Income ratio :

56.4%

Housing 17%
Food 9%
Transport 35%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 8%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,630

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Gem County, ID

Cost Rank: 17 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,517

Median Household Income:

$75,265

Cost / Income ratio :

63.1%

Housing 23%
Food 9%
Transport 28%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$13,464

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Gooding County, ID

Cost Rank: 39 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,596

Median Household Income:

$75,707

Cost / Income ratio :

58.9%

Housing 19%
Food 9%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,717

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Idaho County, ID

Cost Rank: 24 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,528

Median Household Income:

$76,074

Cost / Income ratio :

61.2%

Housing 17%
Food 11%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,128

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Jefferson County, ID

Cost Rank: 4 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$55,222

Median Household Income:

$89,672

Cost / Income ratio :

61.6%

Housing 23%
Food 8%
Transport 29%
Healthcare 9%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 21%

Biggest category: Transport$16,122

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Jerome County, ID

Cost Rank: 31 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,515

Median Household Income:

$74,184

Cost / Income ratio :

61.4%

Housing 20%
Food 8%
Transport 32%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,739

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Kootenai County, ID

Cost Rank: 11 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$49,279

Median Household Income:

$92,515

Cost / Income ratio :

53.3%

Housing 24%
Food 9%
Transport 27%
Healthcare 9%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$13,166

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Latah County, ID

Cost Rank: 44 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$43,602

Median Household Income:

$88,466

Cost / Income ratio :

49.3%

Housing 20%
Food 11%
Transport 30%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$12,982

Cheaper Alternatives:

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Lemhi County, ID

Cost Rank: 27 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,351

Median Household Income:

$73,176

Cost / Income ratio :

63.3%

Housing 19%
Food 11%
Transport 31%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,568

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Lewis County, ID

Cost Rank: 26 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,424

Median Household Income:

$63,450

Cost / Income ratio :

73.2%

Housing 18%
Food 11%
Transport 31%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,421

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Lincoln County, ID

Cost Rank: 19 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,178

Median Household Income:

$73,393

Cost / Income ratio :

64.3%

Housing 18%
Food 8%
Transport 35%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 8%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$16,700

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Madison County, ID

Cost Rank: 18 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,180

Median Household Income:

$63,442

Cost / Income ratio :

74.4%

Housing 22%
Food 9%
Transport 29%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$13,741

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Minidoka County, ID

Cost Rank: 36 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,736

Median Household Income:

$77,305

Cost / Income ratio :

57.9%

Housing 19%
Food 8%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,914

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Nez Perce County, ID

Cost Rank: 12 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$48,794

Median Household Income:

$91,340

Cost / Income ratio :

53.4%

Housing 22%
Food 11%
Transport 27%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$13,339

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Oneida County, ID

Cost Rank: 23 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,674

Median Household Income:

$82,837

Cost / Income ratio :

56.3%

Housing 19%
Food 9%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$15,296

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Owyhee County, ID

Cost Rank: 33 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$45,163

Median Household Income:

$75,625

Cost / Income ratio :

59.7%

Housing 19%
Food 9%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,940

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Payette County, ID

Cost Rank: 37 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,678

Median Household Income:

$75,486

Cost / Income ratio :

59.2%

Housing 20%
Food 11%
Transport 31%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,657

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Power County, ID

Cost Rank: 38 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,629

Median Household Income:

$70,143

Cost / Income ratio :

63.6%

Housing 18%
Food 10%
Transport 33%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,809

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Shoshone County, ID

Cost Rank: 43 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$44,023

Median Household Income:

$66,795

Cost / Income ratio :

65.9%

Housing 19%
Food 11%
Transport 32%
Healthcare 11%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$14,224

Cheaper Alternatives:

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Teton County, ID

Cost Rank: 3 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$55,795

Median Household Income:

$107,450

Cost / Income ratio :

51.9%

Housing 20%
Food 11%
Transport 29%
Healthcare 9%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 21%

Biggest category: Transport$16,313

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Twin Falls County, ID

Cost Rank: 20 / 44
Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$47,139

Median Household Income:

$78,328

Cost / Income ratio :

60.2%

Housing 22%
Food 9%
Transport 29%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,543

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Valley County, ID

Cost Rank: 8 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$49,895

Median Household Income:

$96,467

Cost / Income ratio :

51.7%

Housing 20%
Food 10%
Transport 32%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 9%
Taxes 20%

Biggest category: Transport$15,784

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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Washington County, ID

Cost Rank: 29 / 44
Non-Metro

Modeled annual cost:

$46,024

Median Household Income:

$64,943

Cost / Income ratio :

70.9%

Housing 20%
Food 10%
Transport 30%
Healthcare 10%
Other Costs 10%
Taxes 19%

Biggest category: Transport$13,815

Cheaper Alternatives: Latah County, IDShoshone County, ID

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