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Ranked for Affordable Living

Best Places to Live in Idaho for Affordable Living

Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1RupertPopulation 6,066 · solid overall livability86% match
  2. #2AberdeenPopulation 2,611 · mixed overall livability74% match
  3. #3OsburnPopulation 1,625 · mixed overall livability74% match
  4. #4HansenPopulation 1,462 · solid overall livability74% match
  5. #5Glenns FerryPopulation 1,327 · solid overall livability74% match
  6. #6RiversidePopulation 1,074 · mixed overall livability71% match
  7. #7GracePopulation 1,413 · mixed overall livability66% match
  8. #8HagermanPopulation 1,198 · solid overall livability66% match
  9. #9PlummerPopulation 1,158 · solid overall livability66% match
  10. #10PaulPopulation 1,334 · solid overall livability63% match
  11. #11HazeltonPopulation 1,094 · solid overall livability63% match
  12. #12WallacePopulation 1,083 · mixed overall livability63% match
  13. #13MontpelierPopulation 2,649 · mixed overall livability54% match
  14. #14MorelandPopulation 1,343 · mixed overall livability54% match
  15. #15PocatelloPopulation 56,582 · mixed overall livability51% match
  16. #16BlackfootPopulation 12,349 · mixed overall livability51% match
  17. #17PayettePopulation 8,182 · solid overall livability51% match
  18. #18American FallsPopulation 4,573 · mixed overall livability51% match
  19. #19St. MariesPopulation 2,410 · mixed overall livability51% match
  20. #20AshtonPopulation 1,367 · mixed overall livability51% match
  21. #21Moyie SpringsPopulation 1,293 · mixed overall livability51% match
  22. #22Mountain Home AFBPopulation 3,184 · solid overall livability50% match
  23. #23HomedalePopulation 2,926 · mixed overall livability46% match
  24. #24LewistonPopulation 34,270 · solid overall livability43% match
  25. #25ChubbuckPopulation 15,638 · mixed overall livability43% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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