Kimberly, Idaho Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 18%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Kimberly	Idaho	National
Cost of living	90	94	100
Goods & Services	93	98	100
Groceries	89	91	100
Health care	89	96	100
Housing	82	88	100
Transportation	112	112	100
Utilities	82	82	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Kimberly is 4% lower than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Kimberly is 10% lower than the national average
Kimberly housing is 18% lower than the national average
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Idaho state income tax is 54% 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	$50,365	$4,197	$1,175	$1,511
Renters	$39,167	$3,264	$914	$1,175

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	1.125%	6.925%

Goods & Services

Item	Kimberly	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.61	$20.27	16.5%
Beauty Salon	$42.87	$40.39	6.1%
Toothpaste	$1.82	$2.36	22.8%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	13.0%
Movie	$10.00	$10.99	9.0%
Bowling	$11.28	$15.49	27.2%

Groceries

Item	Kimberly	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.34	$4.30	1.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.20	$1.40	14.2%
Milk	$2.01	$2.20	8.6%
Potatoes	$2.18	$3.22	32.4%
Pizza	$9.95	$10.74	7.4%
Beer	$7.94	$9.60	17.3%

Health Care

Item	Kimberly	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.22	$109.73	11.4%
Doctor	$97.05	$118.34	18.0%
Dentist	$91.78	$100.94	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.39	$9.93	5.4%
Lipitor	$432.67	$469.53	7.8%

Housing

Item	Kimberly	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$144,900.00	$184,700.00	21.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,024.24	$1,229.62	16.7%
Apartment Rent	$853.00	$949.00	10.1%

Transportation

Item	Kimberly	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$2.71	25.9%
Tire Balancing	$45.91	$51.86	11.5%

Utilities

Item	Kimberly	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.28	$170.84	25.5%
Phone	$173.71	$187.18	7.2%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hazelton, ID	738	80	20.2%
Eden, ID	379	80	20.1%
Murtaugh, ID	70	81	19.2%
Hansen, ID	1,357	83	17.0%
Hollister, ID	141	83	16.7%
Kimberly, ID	3,528	90	10.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pulaski, WI	3,528	88	12.1%
Studholm, NB	3,528	n/a
Burney, CA	3,527	92	7.9%
Watergate, FL	3,527	96	3.7%
Frontenac, MO	3,527	177	76.7%
Kimberly, ID	3,528	90	10.4%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.