Depot Bench, Boise, ID Cost Of Living

Depot Bench cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Depot Bench	Boise	Idaho
Cost of living index	93	96	94
Index	Depot Bench	Boise	Idaho
Goods & Services index	93	93	96
Groceries index	90	90	90
Health care index	103	103	99
Housing index	92	99	88
Transportation index	108	108	109
Utilities index	86	86	94

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The cost of living in Depot Bench is equal to the Boise average.
The cost of living in Depot Bench is 7% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Depot Bench is 8% lower than the national average.
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Idaho state income tax is 28% lower 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	$43,419	$3,618	$1,013	$1,303

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	1.6%	7.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.60	$16.09	9.2%
Beauty Salon	$27.62	$37.33	26.0%
Toothpaste	$2.45	$2.45	0.1%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.00	3.7%
Movie	$10.30	$10.28	0.2%
Bowling	$3.86	$4.93	21.7%

Groceries

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$3.80	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.27	$1.40	9.3%
Milk	$1.34	$2.01	33.3%
Potatoes	$1.28	$3.01	57.5%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.89	7.4%
Beer	$8.41	$8.90	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.38	$102.16	9.0%
Doctor	$127.33	$108.36	17.5%
Dentist	$86.44	$92.53	6.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.72	$9.28	4.8%
Lipitor	$419.27	$425.82	1.5%

Housing

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$191,000.00	$184,700.00	3.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,084.31	$1,202.44	9.8%
Apartment Rent	$834.00	$949.00	12.1%

Transportation

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.35	$2.24	4.8%
Tire Balancing	$52.48	$46.29	13.4%

Utilities

Item	Boise	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$144.50	$165.96	12.9%
Phone	$24.32	$28.68	15.2%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kuna, ID	17,015	92	-8%
Garden City, ID	11,423	95	-5%
Robie Creek, ID	1,570	96	-4%
Meridian, ID	88,247	98	-2%
Star, ID	7,255	100	0%
Boise, ID	218,677	96	-4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Richmond, VA	216,773	100	0%
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	107	7%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	86	-14%
Birmingham, AL	212,424	82	-18%
Spokane, WA	212,078	94	-6%
Boise, ID	218,677	96	-4%

Source: The Depot Bench, Boise, ID cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Depot Bench, Boise, ID Cost of Living