According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Twin Falls has an overall cost of living index of 85 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Idaho, Twin Falls has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Idaho's index of 94.
The standard of living in Twin Falls ranks as #777 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Idaho. By definition, that implies Twin Falls ranks as the #5,642 most expensive place in the Gem State.
Living Expense | Twin Falls | Idaho | National Average | |
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Overall | 85 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 91 | 97 | 100 | |
Groceries | 90 | 95 | 100 | |
Health | 92 | 97 | 100 | |
Housing | 79 | 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.
Statistic | Twin Falls | Idaho | United States |
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Median Home Value | $175,900 | $235,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $841 | $887 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $50,839 | $58,915 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.5x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Twin Falls | Idaho |
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Shampoo | $0.93 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.24 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $11.72 | $14.67 |
Item | Twin Falls | Idaho |
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Ground Beef | $4.96 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.07 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.45 | $2.05 |
Item | Twin Falls | Idaho |
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Haircut | $13.91 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $27.37 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.61 | $2.34 |
Item | Twin Falls | Idaho |
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Potatoes | $3.61 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.01 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.84 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $97.6 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $98.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $92.5 | $99.13 |
Item | Twin Falls | Idaho |
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Gasoline | $2.3 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $47.0 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $126.93 | $167.67 |
Phone | $170.98 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Twin Falls |
---|---|---|---|
Jerome, ID | 11,824 | 84 | 1.0x |
Burley, ID | 10,476 | 79 | 0.9x |
Rupert, ID | 5,820 | 80 | 0.9x |