Idaho Falls vs Boise leftover
Moving to Boise costs you $57 a month
$1,992/mo leftover in Boise vs $2,049 in Idaho Falls after tax and rent ($57 less). −$684 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Idaho Falls leftover
$2,049
a month after tax and rent
Boise leftover
$1,992
−$57 vs Idaho Falls
Compare Idaho Falls to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Idaho Falls.
Monthly gap
Idaho Falls → Boise
$57
less / month in Idaho Falls
$1,992 in Boise · $2,049 in Idaho Falls · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 225 households moved Idaho Falls → Boise (avg AGI $52,693). 215 went the other way. The whole move →
−$57 / mo
| Per month | Idaho Falls | Boise | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,542 | $7,017 | +$476 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,544 | $1,712 | +$168 |
| Take-home pay | $4,998 | $5,305 | +$307 |
| Rent | $984 | $1,383 | +$399 |
| Getting around | $563 | $524 | −$39 |
| Groceries | $387 | $388 | +$1 |
| Healthcare | $435 | $437 | +$2 |
| Utilities | $242 | $243 | +$1 |
| Everything else | $338 | $340 | +$2 |
| Left over | $2,049 | $1,992 | −$57 |
To break even in Boise, you'd need to earn
$85,500
Household gross, versus $78,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Idaho Falls does now.
The tax difference alone
−$325
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Idaho Falls, 24.4% in Boise.
More about Boise
Idaho Falls, ID in full
A flat 5.7% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,172 and 220 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
Boise, ID in full
Outdoor access that rivals Denver, on wages that haven't caught up to the home prices.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Boise on Boise wages.
Boise → Idaho Falls →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Boise than Idaho Falls?
A one-bedroom is about $984 in Idaho Falls versus $1,383 in Boise. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $57 a month lower in Boise. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Boise have state income tax?
Boise is in Idaho, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Idaho Falls to Boise?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Idaho tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Idaho Falls and Boise moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.