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Best Cost of Living Counties in Idaho

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 44 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
43/100
Top County
Butte County
Counties Ranked
44

Top 10

#1
Butte County
ID
92/100
#2
Idaho County
ID
76/100
#3
Clark County
ID
75/100
#4
Bear Lake County
ID
72/100
#5
Lewis County
ID
72/100
#6
Lemhi County
ID
65/100
#7
Custer County
ID
65/100
#8
Caribou County
ID
64/100
#9
Clearwater County
ID
63/100
#10
Power County
ID
63/100

All Idaho Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Butte County, ID
91.6
63.2
2Idaho County, ID
75.7
60
3Clark County, ID
75.4
54.1
4Bear Lake County, ID
72.3
63.3
5Lewis County, ID
72.1
55.6
6Lemhi County, ID
65
54.5
7Custer County, ID
64.6
59.8
8Caribou County, ID
63.8
65.4
9Clearwater County, ID
63
58.8
10Power County, ID
62.6
48
11Adams County, ID
55.1
54.8
12Owyhee County, ID
55.1
49.3
13Boundary County, ID
53.2
56.6
14Shoshone County, ID
52.5
47.6
15Franklin County, ID
51.9
59.6
16Fremont County, ID
51.5
63.6
17Benewah County, ID
50.3
46.5
18Gooding County, ID
50
47.5
19Washington County, ID
49.2
56.8
20Lincoln County, ID
47.9
54
21Bingham County, ID
44.8
48.6
22Boise County, ID
41.8
57.3
23Gem County, ID
40.9
54.9
24Bannock County, ID
39.8
42.2
25Cassia County, ID
39.8
47.4
26Jerome County, ID
37
40.4
27Minidoka County, ID
36.1
45.2
28Payette County, ID
35.4
49.3
29Oneida County, ID
32.3
59.3
30Latah County, ID
31.7
52.6
31Camas County, ID
31.1
56.5
32Valley County, ID
30.2
54.3
33Elmore County, ID
30
42.5
34Madison County, ID
29.4
53.7
35Nez Perce County, ID
28.2
40.3
36Bonner County, ID
26.7
50.6
37Twin Falls County, ID
25.4
39.5
38Bonneville County, ID
21.7
41.4
39Jefferson County, ID
19.3
52.8
40Blaine County, ID
15.8
59.1
41Canyon County, ID
15.4
36.8
42Teton County, ID
14.3
61.4
43Kootenai County, ID
12.4
45.2
44Ada County, ID
9.2
45.3

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.