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What Is It Like to Live in Idaho Falls?

What it costs to live in Idaho Falls, and how it compares with other Idaho cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

56

5th best value in Idaho

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

Overall livability

46

11th overall in Idaho

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

Idaho Falls is home to about 64,399 people. A typical home runs $204,600 and a household earns around $57,400, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among Idaho's largest cities, it ranks 5th for value and 11th overall.

Idaho Falls at a glance

Median home price

$204,600

4th in ID of 18

Median rent

$856/mo

Median household income

$57,400

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

4.0%

10th in ID of 18

School rating

4/10

11th in ID of 18

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in ID of 18

Walk score

6/100

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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.