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 13 places
- #1PocatelloPopulation 56,582 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #2LewistonPopulation 34,270 · solid overall livability43% match
- #3MoscowPopulation 25,616 · solid overall livability31% match
- #4Boise CityPopulation 234,192 · solid overall livability23% match
- #5MeridianPopulation 119,872 · solid overall livability23% match
- #6NampaPopulation 102,598 · solid overall livability23% match
- #7Coeur d'AlenePopulation 54,599 · solid overall livability23% match
- #8Twin FallsPopulation 52,315 · solid overall livability23% match
- #9Post FallsPopulation 40,002 · solid overall livability23% match
- #10Idaho FallsPopulation 65,685 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #11CaldwellPopulation 61,212 · solid overall livability11% match
- #12RexburgPopulation 38,803 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #13EaglePopulation 30,635 · solid overall livability11% 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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