What salary do you need to live in Idaho Falls, ID?

Idaho Falls housing costs at a glance

Median gross rent, meaning contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities, runs $862, $1,033 and $1,465 a month for one, two and three bedrooms across Idaho Falls, ID. The largest of those is 70% more than the smallest.

Homeowners in Idaho Falls report a median home value of $372,100. With median household income at $80,291, a typical home costs 4.6× a typical income, close to the middle of the range across US metros.

The Regional Price Parity, BEA's index of local prices with the US at 100, is 94.4 here. Below 100 means a paycheck stretches further: $100,000 in Idaho Falls has the buying power of roughly $105,919 at national average prices.

Income needed for each grade in Idaho Falls

For two bedrooms, $150,000 is where Idaho Falls turns Comfortable. Below that, $75,000 marks the start of Okay and $37,000 the start of Tight; under $37,000 the score reads Stretched. Rent at the Comfortable line is 8% of gross pay.

Royal, the top band, starts at $354,000. At that income rent is 4% of pay and the median home 1.1× income.

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

What different incomes look like in Idaho Falls

At $75,000, a one-bedroom scores 48 (Okay), a two-bedroom 45 (Okay) and a three-bedroom 40 (Tight). The $7,236 a year between the smallest and largest home is what moves the grade.

Read down the two-bedroom column and the first Comfortable row is $150,000, consistent with the $150,000 line above.

Where Idaho Falls falls nationally

Ranked against all 387 metros, Idaho Falls sits 177th on overall price level and 262nd on the two-bedroom rent median, counting from the most expensive. Its median home value ranks 94th.

Fort Wayne, IN ($1,033) and Elkhart-Goshen, IN ($1,030) bracket Idaho Falls on two-bedroom rent.

Comparing Idaho Falls with Idaho

How Idaho Falls stacks up against its state: $1,033 for a two-bedroom against Idaho's $1,163, $372,100 for the median home against $418,600, and a price level of 94.4 against 95.5.

Scored the same way, the statewide figures turn Comfortable at $173,000, so Idaho Falls needs $23,000 less than Idaho overall.

Within Idaho, the metros closest to Idaho Falls on rent and overall prices are Twin Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, and Logan, UT-ID. Their Comfortable lines for two bedrooms sit at $133,000, $132,000, and $172,000.

Idaho Falls's median income on the scale

A household at the Idaho Falls median income of $80,291 would see a two-bedroom score of 47 — Okay — with rent at 15% of income. The Comfortable line is 87% above what the median household makes. Statewide, the Idaho median household ($77,800) grades Tight on the state's own medians. A household figure may pool several earners, unlike a single salary.

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