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Idaho Falls vs Twin Falls

$209/mo less in Twin Falls

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Idaho FallsTwin FallsAbout 136 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Twin Falls costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 235 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,840/mo in Twin Falls. $2,049/mo in Idaho Falls. −$2,508 a year.

Idaho Falls

$2,049

left each month

Twin Falls

$1,840

−$209 vs Idaho Falls

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Same paycheck, another city.

Twin Falls wins 0 of 4Idaho Falls 4 · ties 0
$4,998Take-home · Idaho Falls$4,993
$984Rent · Idaho Falls$1,148
$1,965Other bills · Idaho Falls$2,005
$2,049Left over · Idaho Falls$1,840

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In 2022-2023, 32 households moved Idaho Falls → Twin Falls (avg AGI $57,688). 50 went the other way. The whole move →

−$209 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthIdaho FallsTwin Falls
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Idaho Falls, ID and Twin Falls, ID
Per monthIdaho FallsTwin FallsDifference
Gross pay$6,542$6,534−$8
Income and payroll tax$1,544$1,541−$3
Take-home pay$4,998$4,993−$5
Rent$984$1,148+$164
Getting around$563$603+$40
Groceries$387$387$0
Healthcare$435$435$0
Utilities$242$242$0
Everything else$338$338$0
Left over$2,049$1,840−$209

Salary to match Idaho Falls

$82,500

Gross pay in Twin Falls that leaves the same amount as $78,500 in Idaho Falls.

Tax difference

+$5

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Idaho Falls, 23.6% in Twin Falls.

More about Twin Falls

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.

Twin Falls, ID in full

A flat 5.7% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,367 and 235 sunny days; commutes average 19 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Twin Falls than Idaho Falls?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Twin Falls leaves about $209 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $984 in Idaho Falls and $1,148 in Twin Falls.

Does Twin Falls have state income tax?

Twin Falls is in Idaho, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Idaho Falls to Twin Falls?

The paycheck is taxed in Idaho. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Idaho Falls and Twin Falls changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.