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Best places to retire in Idaho
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Idaho using data from Niche.
#30. Burley
- Population: 11,274
#29. Soda Springs
- Population: 3,084
#28. Tyhee
- Population: 1,468
#27. Payette
- Population: 7,999
#26. Pocatello
- Population: 55,865
#25. Rupert
- Population: 5,994
#24. Boise
- Population: 231,537
#23. Fruitland
- Population: 5,903
#22. Twin Falls
- Population: 51,223
#21. Dalton Gardens
- Population: 2,492
#20. Chubbuck
- Population: 15,445
#19. Middleton
- Population: 9,091
#18. Buhl
- Population: 4,532
#17. Coeur d'Alene
- Population: 53,189
#16. Star
- Population: 10,929
#15. Orofino
- Population: 3,216
#14. Kellogg
- Population: 2,255
#13. Lewiston
- Population: 33,964
#12. Emmett
- Population: 7,408
#11. Hayden
- Population: 15,316
#10. Sandpoint
- Population: 8,448
#9. Bonners Ferry
- Population: 2,495
#8. Eagle
- Population: 29,665
#7. Moreland
- Population: 1,249
#6. Ponderay
- Population: 1,224
#5. Ketchum
- Population: 3,448
#4. Garden City
- Population: 12,056
#3. Sun Valley
- Population: 1,277
#2. Weiser
- Population: 5,578
#1. Salmon
- Population: 3,114
