Princeton, ID Cost Of Living

Princeton 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	Princeton	Idaho	National
Cost of living index	97	94	100
Index	Princeton	Idaho	National
Goods & Services index	98	96	100
Groceries index	97	90	100
Health care index	114	99	100
Housing index	n/a	88	100
Transportation index	112	109	100
Utilities index	76	94	100

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The cost of living in Princeton is 4% higher than the Idaho average.
The cost of living in Princeton is 3% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Princeton is equal to 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Princeton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.81	$16.09	10.7%
Beauty Salon	$32.40	$37.33	13.2%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.45	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.7%
Movie	$11.40	$10.28	10.9%
Bowling	$4.82	$4.93	2.3%

Groceries

Item	Princeton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.01	$3.80	20.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.8%
Milk	$1.67	$2.01	16.9%
Potatoes	$2.14	$3.01	29.0%
Pizza	$10.51	$9.89	6.3%
Beer	$9.12	$8.90	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Princeton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.86	$102.16	20.3%
Doctor	$128.43	$108.36	18.5%
Dentist	$107.35	$92.53	16.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.84	$9.28	6.0%
Lipitor	$436.28	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	Princeton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,198.20	$1,202.44	0.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Princeton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.68	$2.24	19.6%
Tire Balancing	$45.24	$46.29	2.3%

Utilities

Item	Princeton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.14	$165.96	19.2%
Phone	$20.11	$28.68	29.9%

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.
Farmington, WA	105	87	-13%
Potlatch, ID	835	88	-12%
Garfield, WA	499	88	-12%
Deary, ID	393	88	-12%
Palouse, WA	1,048	91	-9%
Princeton, ID	76	97	-3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fellows, CA	76	88	-12%
Claire City, SD	76	82	-18%
Bruno, MN	76	88	-12%
Sunburg, MN	76	82	-18%
Hollis, AK	76	126	26%
Princeton, ID	76	97	-3%

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

Princeton, ID Cost of Living