#342 of 387 for you

Coeur d'Alene, ID

A flat 5.7% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,651 and 178 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Left over monthly

$2,023

Versus Chicago

−$357/mo

−$4,284 a year

Local pay for your job

$84,991

Local wages run -9% vs national

Where the money goes

One earner filing as a household, at 1 bedrooms.

Taxes$1,735
Rent$1,387
Other living costs$1,937
Left over$2,023

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,991
Federal income tax: −$10,312
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,502
State income tax (ID): −$4,009
Take-home pay: $64,168
Effective tax rate: 24.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,387
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,324

Left over each month

$7,083 gross, minus $1,735 in tax and $3,324 in living costs.

$2,023

What living here is like

Weather: 178 sunny days, 85°F in July, 20°F January nights
Getting around: Plan on a car per adult
Average commute: 22 minutes each way
Size: 178k people
Buying instead: Median home $467,400 — roughly $2,975/mo with 20% down, tax and upkeep
Taxes: Idaho income tax. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 0.47%.

How it scores against what you said matters

Money left over: 47
Sun and mild weather: 51
Access to the outdoors: 63
City life and culture: 33
A short commute: 80

Chicago vs Coeur d'Alene, line by line

Same job, same household, both tax codes applied.

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Everything else about a move

Paycheck leftover is the start. These pages cover who actually moved, housing, the rest of the month, daily life and kids — still using your household in the URL.