What salary do you need to live in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

Rent, home values and prices in Coeur d'Alene

Census figures put the median gross rent in the Coeur d'Alene, ID metro at $1,166 for a one-bedroom, $1,296 for a two-bedroom and $1,828 for a three-bedroom. Moving from one to two bedrooms adds $130 a month, and the third bedroom another $532.

Buying is the other half of the housing picture: owners put the median home in Coeur d'Alene, ID at $518,700. Local median household income is $81,861, so the median home is 6.3× a typical income — high enough that ownership weighs heavily in the score unless income is well above the median.

The Regional Price Parity, BEA's index of local prices with the US at 100, is 98.3 here. Below 100 means a paycheck stretches further: $100,000 in Coeur d'Alene has the buying power of roughly $101,737 at national average prices.

The salary lines for a two-bedroom in Coeur d'Alene

With a two-bedroom at the median rent, the score enters Tight at $54,000, Okay at $107,000 and Comfortable at $216,000 a year before tax. At the Comfortable line, a year of rent takes 7% of income and the median home is 2.4× income.

The Royal grade is within reach at $524,000 a year, where both rent and the median home price look small next to income.

Nothing here is a separate rule of thumb; plug any of these incomes into the calculator with two bedrooms and Coeur d'Alene shows the matching grade.

Four salaries, three home sizes in Coeur d'Alene

On $75,000, a one-bedroom scores 37 and a three-bedroom 30, both Tight; the extra bedrooms cost points but not a grade.

Comfortable is above every row of the table here. At $150,000 a two-bedroom still grades Okay, with rent taking 10% of income.

Coeur d'Alene compared with every US metro

Ranked against all 387 metros, Coeur d'Alene sits 106th on overall price level and 122nd on the two-bedroom rent median, counting from the most expensive. Its median home value ranks 35th.

Its nearest neighbors on the rent list are Corpus Christi, TX ($1,298) and Dover, DE ($1,295).

Coeur d'Alene vs. the rest of Idaho

How Coeur d'Alene stacks up against its state: $1,296 for a two-bedroom against Idaho's $1,163, $518,700 for the median home against $418,600, and a price level of 98.3 against 95.5.

The Idaho figure for the Comfortable line, using state medians, is $173,000 against $216,000 for Coeur d'Alene.

If Coeur d'Alene is on your list, Boise City, ID, Logan, UT-ID, and Idaho Falls, ID are the most similar Idaho metros by two-bedroom rent and price level; the table shows where each turns Comfortable.

Does the typical Coeur d'Alene income clear the bar?

What about a typical local household? Census puts median household income here at $81,861, which grades Tight (37) for a two-bedroom at the median rent. The Comfortable line is 164% above what the median household makes. Statewide, the Idaho median household ($77,800) grades Tight on the state's own medians. Keep in mind a household median often combines two incomes.

Estimates use pre-tax income and public data; they are not financial advice.