Parker, ID Cost Of Living

Parker 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	Parker	Idaho	National
Cost of living index	87	94	100
Index	Parker	Idaho	National
Goods & Services index	101	96	100
Groceries index	102	90	100
Health care index	103	99	100
Housing index	64	88	100
Transportation index	95	109	100
Utilities index	77	94	100

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The cost of living in Parker is 7% lower than the Idaho average.
The cost of living in Parker is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Parker is 36% 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	$45,625	$3,802	$1,065	$1,369
Renters	$48,021	$4,002	$1,120	$1,441

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	Parker	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.52	$16.09	3.5%
Beauty Salon	$37.52	$37.33	0.5%
Toothpaste	$2.57	$2.45	5.1%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.00	2.7%
Movie	$10.53	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$3.92	$4.93	20.6%

Groceries

Item	Parker	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$3.80	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.40	10.5%
Milk	$1.94	$2.01	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.28	$3.01	42.3%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.89	1.2%
Beer	$8.68	$8.90	2.4%

Health Care

Item	Parker	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$84.93	$102.16	16.9%
Doctor	$133.00	$108.36	22.7%
Dentist	$84.00	$92.53	9.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.71	$9.28	4.7%
Lipitor	$433.64	$425.82	1.8%

Housing

Item	Parker	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$111,000.00	$184,700.00	39.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,334.85	$1,202.44	11.0%
Apartment Rent	$698.00	$949.00	26.4%

Transportation

Item	Parker	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.30	$2.24	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$37.26	$46.29	19.5%

Utilities

Item	Parker	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$139.05	$165.96	16.2%
Phone	$20.00	$28.68	30.3%

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.
St. Anthony, ID	3,488	86	-14%
Teton, ID	1,038	88	-12%
Newdale, ID	342	90	-10%
Sugar City, ID	1,471	92	-8%
Rexburg, ID	27,114	95	-5%
Parker, ID	300	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Peterson, IA	300	78	-22%
Bellewood, KY	300	124	24%
Perrin, TX	300	75	-25%
Watauga, TN	300	83	-17%
Sycamore, OK	300	85	-15%
Parker, ID	300	87	-13%

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

Parker, ID Cost of Living