St. Charles, ID Cost Of Living

St. Charles 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	St. Charles	Idaho	National
Cost of living index	99	94	100
Index	St. Charles	Idaho	National
Goods & Services index	99	96	100
Groceries index	104	90	100
Health care index	113	99	100
Housing index	102	88	100
Transportation index	102	109	100
Utilities index	76	94	100

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The cost of living in St. Charles is 5% higher than the Idaho average.
The cost of living in St. Charles is 1% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in St. Charles is 2% higher 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	$51,500	$4,292	$1,202	$1,545
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	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.19	$16.09	11.8%
Beauty Salon	$30.34	$37.33	18.7%
Toothpaste	$3.00	$2.45	22.5%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.00	11.9%
Movie	$9.73	$10.28	5.3%
Bowling	$3.76	$4.93	23.8%

Groceries

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.91	$3.80	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.86	$1.40	33.2%
Milk	$1.87	$2.01	6.6%
Potatoes	$3.95	$3.01	31.2%
Pizza	$10.12	$9.89	2.4%
Beer	$7.64	$8.90	14.2%

Health Care

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.34	$102.16	7.0%
Doctor	$103.34	$108.36	4.6%
Dentist	$124.99	$92.53	35.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.67	$9.28	4.2%
Lipitor	$450.03	$425.82	5.7%

Housing

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$187,500.00	$184,700.00	1.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,400.37	$1,202.44	16.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.24	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$45.94	$46.29	0.8%

Utilities

Item	St. Charles	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$137.79	$165.96	17.0%
Phone	$19.62	$28.68	31.6%

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.
Montpelier, ID	2,519	86	-14%
Paris, ID	574	90	-10%
Bloomington, ID	220	96	-4%
Garden City, UT	625	102	2%
St. Charles, ID	122	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rosendale, MO	122	70	-30%
Morrison, IA	122	77	-23%
Los Altos, TX	122	81	-19%
Eugenio Saenz, TX	122	71	-29%
Mobeetie, TX	122	72	-28%
St. Charles, ID	122	99	-1%

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

St. Charles, ID Cost of Living