Ranked · Best value · Idaho

Best value cities in Idaho

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.Pocatello, ID58k residents

   71/100

   cost of living index: 85 · median home price: $271,000 · median household income: $60,418

2. 2.Idaho Falls, ID68k residents

   69/100

   cost of living index: 89 · median home price: $335,500 · median household income: $73,110

3. 3.Lewiston, ID35k residents

   68/100

   cost of living index: 90 · median home price: $333,700 · median household income: $72,197

4. 4.Caldwell, ID67k residents

   67/100

   cost of living index: 91 · median home price: $367,300 · median household income: $73,058

5. 5.Twin Falls, ID54k residents

   67/100

   cost of living index: 89 · median home price: $321,300 · median household income: $61,205

6. 6.Moscow, ID26k residents

   67/100

   cost of living index: 89 · median home price: $376,400 · median household income: $57,022

7. 7.Rexburg, ID41k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 92 · median home price: $395,100 · median household income: $50,617

8. 8.Nampa, ID110k residents

   60/100

   cost of living index: 96 · median home price: $370,800 · median household income: $74,279

9. 9.Post Falls, ID43k residents

   58/100

   cost of living index: 100 · median home price: $477,400 · median household income: $82,183

10. 10.Coeur d'Alene, ID56k residents

    54/100

    cost of living index: 102 · median home price: $483,500 · median household income: $72,338

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.