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