Boise City, ID Cost of Living


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Boise City cost of living score
119.6
More expensive
19.6% higher
than the US average
13.4% higher
than the Idaho average
Boise City, Idaho gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 119.6, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 19.6% higher than the U.S. average and 13.4% lower than the average for Idaho.

Boise City, ID

Housing costs in Boise City?
A typical home costs $478,900, which is 41.6% more expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 7.6% more expensive than the average Idaho home, at $445,000. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Boise City costs $1,380 per month, which is 3.5% cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 18.8% more than the state average of $1,120.

Can I afford Boise City?
To live comfortably in Boise City, Idaho, a minimum annual income of $91,800 for a family, and $44,800 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Boise City?
Boise, Idaho has plenty of attractions as well as a competitive cost-of-living that makes it worth considering. Homeowners can take advantage of different types of housing options ranging from low cost single family homes to modern townhouses - while renters also have access to some attractive deals these days too. Furthermore, groceries and transportation expenses remain quite reasonable compared with other US cities - giving you more bang out of your buck if you choose Boise as your home.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesBoise CityIdahoUnited States
  119.6105.5100.0
  93.894.4100
  100.3104.5100.0
  170.3136.8100.0
  $478,900$445,000$338,100
  90.0%89.3%100.0%
  84.581.6100.0
  95.079.5100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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