2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Priest River, ID vs Hailey, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Hailey or is it cheaper to live in Priest River?
- Hailey is 25.0% more expensive than Priest River.

Which city has more affordable housing, Hailey or Priest River?
- Hailey housing costs are 64.0% more expensive than Priest River housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Priest River or is Health Care more affordable in Hailey.
- Health related expenses are 4.2% more in Hailey.
 Priest River, IDHailey, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock134.2100
 Food & Groceries99.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock108.8100
 Housing120.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$709,600$338,100
 Utilities80  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock73.1100
 Miscellaneous86.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Priest River    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Nice small town, very green, it's in the Idaho Panhandle surrounded by National Forest so I had a hard time finding rental units outside of town. Reserve Airbnb a few  More

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Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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