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Idaho Falls, ID
$2,367after tax and rent
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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Idaho Falls.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Idaho Falls are under the US rate in this release, 2.3 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
70
Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.
The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 70.3, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted
Example household
Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.
After tax and rent
$2,367
Home city
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Salary
$83,730
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
Stats
- Rent
- $1,172
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,316
- Per month
- Tax
- 24%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 3% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,367 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
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- Taxes$1,661
- Rent$984
- Other$1,965
- Left$2,367
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (ID)
- −$3,937
- Take-home pay
- $63,797
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,949
After tax and rent
$2,367 left/mo
County by county
3 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville CountyID | 127k78% | $1,054 | $979 | $327,000 | $76,646 | 21 min |
| Jefferson CountyID | 32k20% | $1,098 | $922 | $335,000 | $82,952 | 25 min |
| Butte CountyID | 2,6542% | $525 | — | $195,800 | $43,281 | 19 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,322 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $984.
- Work from home
- 10.9% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 76.2% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
The place
22 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 22 minutes each way
- Size
- 162k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $325,000. About $2,219/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Idaho income tax is a flat 5.70%. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 0.55%.
Schools
- Students
- 34,360
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Districts
- 12
- Bonneville Joint District13,577 students
- Idaho Falls District9,903 students
- Jefferson County Joint District6,591 students
- Ririe Joint District719 students
- White Pine Charter School Inc.651 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.
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Take-home by job in Idaho Falls
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Idaho Falls calculated?
Idaho Falls is in Idaho, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.
What does rent cost in Idaho Falls?
About $984 for a one-bedroom and $1,172 for a two-bedroom in Idaho Falls, ID. Idaho Falls averages 220 sunny days, a July high of 90°F, and a 22-minute commute.
How do I compare Idaho Falls with another city?
Put Idaho Falls next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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