Cost Of Living in Riverland East, ID

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Riverland East	Boise	Idaho
Cost of living	n/a	114	96
Goods & Services	106	106	101
Groceries	104	104	101
Health care	102	102	99
Housing	n/a	139	88
Transportation	111	111	105
Utilities	84	84	86

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Riverland East is 9% higher than the Boise average
The cost of living in Riverland East is 5% higher than the national average
Riverland East housing is 7% higher than the national average
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Idaho state income tax is 123% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	n/a	$0	$0	$0

Idaho Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Idaho	6%	8.5%

Idaho Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Idaho	5.8%	5.8%

Goods & Services

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.88	$24.26	14.9%
Beauty Salon	$41.57	$45.56	8.8%
Toothpaste	$4.22	$3.70	14.1%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.3%
Movie	$11.60	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$18.53	$18.00	2.9%

Groceries

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$5.84	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.0%
Potatoes	$4.57	$4.93	7.4%
Pizza	$11.56	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$10.59	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$152.62	$125.68	21.4%
Doctor	$150.90	$135.78	11.1%
Dentist	$97.00	$113.29	14.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.79	$10.65	1.3%
Lipitor	$524.49	$468.60	11.9%

Housing

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$282,900.00	$184,700.00	53.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,525.04	$2,346.69	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,009.00	$949.00	6.3%

Transportation

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.60	$3.46	3.9%
Tire Balancing	$75.93	$59.92	26.7%

Utilities

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.20	$193.99	20.5%
Phone	$176.97	$192.25	7.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Garden City, ID	11,873	108	7.6%
Kuna, ID	20,985	111	10.6%
Robie Creek, ID	1,380	117	16.9%
Meridian, ID	107,787	118	18.2%
Eagle, ID	28,145	136	36.1%
Boise, ID	228,057	114	14.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Richmond, VA	229,233	108	8.4%
Windsor, ON	230,583	n/a
Richmond, BC	222,489	n/a
Hialeah, FL	233,876	114	13.6%
Baton Rouge, LA	222,191	97	2.7%
Boise, ID	228,057	114	14.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Riverland East, Boise, ID