Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Idaho
Boise is the capital-region growth and housing market in Idaho, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Idaho
Post Falls is a supplemental starter city profile for the Coeur d'Alene-area growth market in Idaho, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Post Falls has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Post Falls has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Post Falls minus Boise.
| Metric | Boise | Post Falls | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,756 | $1,746 | -$10 | Post Falls | Post Falls has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $501,500 | $530,937 | +$29,437 | Boise | Boise has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $174/mo | $192/mo | +$18/mo | Boise | Boise has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 104 | +4 | Boise | Boise has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $75,240 | $57,915 | -$17,325 | Post Falls | Post Falls has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 76/100 | 80/100 | +4 | Post Falls | Post Falls has the higher move score. |