Challis, ID Cost Of Living

Challis 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	Challis	Idaho	National
Cost of living index	85	94	100
Index	Challis	Idaho	National
Goods & Services index	93	96	100
Groceries index	90	90	100
Health care index	103	99	100
Housing index	63	88	100
Transportation index	108	109	100
Utilities index	86	94	100

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The cost of living in Challis is 10% lower than the Idaho average.
The cost of living in Challis is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Challis is 37% 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)
Owners	$35,000	$2,917	$817	$1,050
Renters	$19,375	$1,615	$452	$581

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	Challis	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	Challis	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	Challis	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	Challis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$111,500.00	$184,700.00	39.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,084.31	$1,202.44	9.8%
Apartment Rent	$647.00	$949.00	31.8%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Challis	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.
Challis, ID	820	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Quogue, NY	820	218	118%
Garibaldi, OR	820	104	4%
Mount Morris, PA	820	91	-9%
Au Gres, MI	820	82	-18%
Kansas, OK	820	88	-12%
Challis, ID	820	85	-15%

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

Challis, ID Cost of Living