Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Idaho
Lewiston is a supplemental starter city profile for the regional river-valley jobs market in Idaho, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Idaho
Idaho Falls is the regional jobs and utility-cost market in Idaho, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Lewiston has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Lewiston has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Idaho Falls minus Lewiston.
| Metric | Lewiston | Idaho Falls | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,236 | $1,365 | +$129 | Lewiston | Lewiston has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $386,403 | $397,991 | +$11,588 | Lewiston | Lewiston has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $192/mo | $186/mo | -$6/mo | Idaho Falls | Idaho Falls has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 104 | 103 | -1 | Idaho Falls | Idaho Falls has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $57,915 | $59,400 | +$1,485 | Lewiston | Lewiston has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 80/100 | 77/100 | -3 | Lewiston | Lewiston has the higher move score. |