According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Hailey has an overall cost of living index of 104 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Idaho, Hailey has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Idaho's index of 94.
The standard of living in Hailey ranks as #3,586 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Idaho. By definition, that implies Hailey ranks as the #2,833 most expensive place in the Gem State.
Living Expense | Hailey | Idaho | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 104 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 90 | 97 | 100 | |
Groceries | 90 | 95 | 100 | |
Health | 90 | 97 | 100 | |
Housing | 130 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 107 | 100 | |
Utilities | 81 | 81 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Idaho, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.