St. Anthony, Idaho Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 40%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	St. Anthony	Idaho	National
Cost of living	88	94	100
Goods & Services	106	99	100
Groceries	104	93	100
Health care	95	96	100
Housing	60	88	100
Transportation	91	108	100
Utilities	86	82	100

Key findings

The cost of living in St. Anthony is 6% lower than the Idaho average
The cost of living in St. Anthony is 12% lower than the national average
St. Anthony housing is 40% 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	$49,943	$4,162	$1,165	$1,498
Renters	$20,074	$1,673	$468	$602

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	St. Anthony	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.42	$17.49	5.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.04	$38.17	8.2%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.32	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.01	9.7%
Movie	$11.30	$10.72	5.4%
Bowling	$14.28	$13.86	3.0%

Groceries

Item	St. Anthony	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$3.90	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.40	7.5%
Milk	$1.91	$1.96	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.41	$3.18	38.5%
Pizza	$12.02	$10.39	15.6%
Beer	$8.54	$9.23	7.5%

Health Care

Item	St. Anthony	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.98	$106.34	25.1%
Doctor	$96.50	$115.25	16.3%
Dentist	$96.50	$98.38	1.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.99	$9.26	2.9%
Lipitor	$443.81	$466.47	4.9%

Housing

Item	St. Anthony	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,700.00	$184,700.00	41.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,677.79	$1,273.32	31.8%
Apartment Rent	$596.00	$949.00	37.2%

Transportation

Item	St. Anthony	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.60	$2.59	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$38.30	$48.90	21.7%

Utilities

Item	St. Anthony	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.71	$167.60	21.4%
Phone	$173.32	$163.42	6.1%

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.
Parker, ID	300	89	-11%
Ashton, ID	1,041	90	-10%
Teton, ID	1,038	90	-10%
Newdale, ID	342	92	-8%
Sugar City, ID	1,471	94	-6%
St. Anthony, ID	3,488	88	-12%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Virden, IL	3,488	85	-15%
Heflin, AL	3,489	81	-19%
Granger, WA	3,489	90	-10%
Wildwood Lake, TN	3,486	87	-13%
Combined Locks, WI	3,486	92	-8%
St. Anthony, ID	3,488	88	-12%

Source: The St. Anthony, ID cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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