Moving to Lewiston, ID: $2,312/mo after tax and rent

On a $83,730 household paycheck in Lewiston.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Lewiston are under the US rate in this release, 3.8 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

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 68.7, 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

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities

Job

Adults

Kids

Housing

Bedrooms · 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

$2,312

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket

Monthly pay$6,978

Tax$1,661

Rent$1,009

Other bills$1,995

Left$2,312

Stats

Rent: $1,201; 2 bd median
Take-home: $5,316; Per month
Tax: 24%; Of pay
Prices: 3% below; US, besides rent

$2,312 / mo

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Lewiston · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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Taxes$1,661
Rent$1,009
Other$1,995
Left$2,312

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: $1,009
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $587
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,004

After tax and rent

$2,312 left/mo

County by county

2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Lewiston, ID
County	People	Median rent	2-bed rent	Home value	Income	Commute
Nez Perce CountyID	42k65%	$936	$997	$291,300	$71,466	17 min
Asotin CountyWA	22k35%	$994	$903	$286,200	$69,107	15 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 $4,267 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,009.

Work from home: 8.5% of workers; ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet: 69.2% 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 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

17 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather: Not shown for this metro.
Getting around: A car per adult
Average commute: 17 minutes each way
Size: 65k people
Buying instead: Median home $289,400. About $2,046/mo with 20% down.
Taxes: Idaho income tax is a flat 5.70%. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 0.84%.

Schools

Students: 8,372
Pupils per teacher: 15.6
Districts: 6

Lewiston Independent District4,491 students
Clarkston School District2,495 students
Asotin-Anatone School District657 students
Lapwai District480 students
Pinecrest Academy of Lewiston Inc149 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Lewiston calculated?

Lewiston 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 Lewiston?

About $1,009 for a one-bedroom and $1,201 for a two-bedroom in Lewiston, ID. Lewiston averages 194 sunny days, a July high of 92°F, and a 17-minute commute.

How do I compare Lewiston with another city?

Put Lewiston next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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