Cost Of Living in St. Charles, ID

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2%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

6%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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. Charles	Idaho	National
Cost of living	98	96	100
Goods & Services	101	101	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	88	99	100
Housing	94	88	100
Transportation	100	105	100
Utilities	95	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Charles is 2% higher than the Idaho average
The cost of living in St. Charles is 2% lower than the national average
St. Charles housing is 6% lower than the national average
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Idaho state income tax is 123% higher 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	$54,000	$4,500	$1,260	$1,620
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	5.8%	5.8%

Goods & Services

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.35	$24.26	12.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.17	$45.56	14.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.6%
Movie	$11.20	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$16.97	$18.00	5.7%

Groceries

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	10.0%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$11.03	$10.41	5.9%

Health Care

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.53	$125.68	9.7%
Doctor	$125.51	$135.78	7.6%
Dentist	$77.37	$113.29	31.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.71	$10.65	0.5%
Lipitor	$532.80	$468.60	13.7%

Housing

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$173,000.00	$184,700.00	6.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,471.79	$2,346.69	5.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$58.77	$59.92	1.9%

Utilities

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.12	$193.99	9.2%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Montpelier, ID	2,512	88	12.1%
Paris, ID	667	94	5.7%
Garden City, UT	337	109	8.7%
Bloomington, ID	204	114	14.2%
St. Charles, ID	160	98	2.5%

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St. Charles, ID	160	98	2.5%