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What Is It Like to Live in Coeur d'Alene?

What it costs to live in Coeur d'Alene, and how it compares with other Idaho cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

32

16th best value in Idaho

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Idaho cities.

Overall livability

49

10th overall in Idaho

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Coeur d'Alene is home to about 53,189 people. A typical home runs $309,000 and a household earns around $59,700, a price-to-income ratio of 5.2. Among Idaho's largest cities, it ranks 16th for value and 10th overall.

Coeur d'Alene at a glance

Median home price

$309,000

17th in ID of 18

Median rent

$1,084/mo

Median household income

$59,700

Home price to income

5.2x

Unemployment

3.0%

5th in ID of 18

School rating

4/10

9th in ID of 18

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in ID of 18

Walk score

5/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Idaho only. Updated 2026.