Cost Of Living in Smiths Ferry, 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	Smiths Ferry	Idaho	National
Cost of living	201	96	100
Goods & Services	106	101	100
Groceries	104	101	100
Health care	102	99	100
Housing	430	88	100
Transportation	111	105	100
Utilities	84	86	100

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The cost of living in Smiths Ferry is 110% higher than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Smiths Ferry is 101% higher than the national average
Smiths Ferry housing is 330% 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)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$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	Smiths Ferry	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	Smiths Ferry	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	Smiths Ferry	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	Smiths Ferry	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$793,300.00	$184,700.00	329.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,525.04	$2,346.69	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Smiths Ferry	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.
Cascade, ID	899	102	2.1%
Crouch, ID	145	108	7.6%
Garden Valley, ID	475	111	10.9%
Smiths Ferry, ID	108	201	101.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arlington, AZ	108	107	6.6%
Calvary, GA	108	95	4.7%
New Liberty, IA	108	85	14.6%
Shannon City, IA	108	78	21.7%
Coolidge, KS	108	99	1.4%
Smiths Ferry, ID	108	201	101.1%

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 Smiths Ferry, ID