Counties with the lowest cost of living in Idaho
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in Idaho using 2022 rankings from Niche.
#30. Latah County
- Overall Grade: A
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 39,464
#29. Canyon County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 227,367
#28. Elmore County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 28,396
#27. Lemhi County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 7,948
#26. Gem County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 18,692
#25. Boundary County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 11,966
#24. Boise County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 7,549
#23. Twin Falls County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 89,128
#22. Nez Perce County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 41,820
#21. Payette County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 24,928
#20. Washington County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 10,425
#19. Idaho County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 16,494
#18. Bonneville County
- Overall Grade: B+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 121,771
#17. Franklin County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 14,036
#16. Jefferson County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 30,427
#15. Jerome County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 24,081
#14. Clearwater County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 8,719
#13. Bannock County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 86,362
#12. Benewah County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 9,509
#11. Gooding County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 15,422
#10. Power County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 7,854
#9. Shoshone County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 13,124
#8. Fremont County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 13,370
#7. Owyhee County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 11,815
#6. Lincoln County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 5,184
#5. Cassia County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 24,469
#4. Bingham County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 47,540
#3. Minidoka County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 21,393
#2. Bear Lake County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: B-
- Population: 6,327
#1. Caribou County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: B
- Population: 7,003
