Twin Falls vs Boise leftover
You'd keep $153 more a month in Boise
$1,998/mo leftover in Boise vs $1,845 in Twin Falls after tax and rent ($153 more). +$1,836 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Twin Falls leftover
$1,845
a month after tax and rent
Boise leftover
$1,998
+$153 vs Twin Falls
Compare Twin Falls to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Twin Falls.
Monthly gap
Twin Falls → Boise
$153
more / month in Boise
$1,998 in Boise · $1,845 in Twin 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, 428 households moved Twin Falls → Boise (avg AGI $50,386). 290 went the other way. The whole move →
+$153 / mo
| Per month | Twin Falls | Boise | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,542 | $7,026 | +$484 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,544 | $1,715 | +$171 |
| Take-home pay | $4,998 | $5,311 | +$313 |
| Rent | $1,148 | $1,383 | +$235 |
| Getting around | $603 | $524 | −$79 |
| Groceries | $387 | $388 | +$1 |
| Healthcare | $435 | $437 | +$2 |
| Utilities | $242 | $243 | +$1 |
| Everything else | $338 | $340 | +$2 |
| Left over | $1,845 | $1,998 | +$153 |
To break even in Boise, you'd need to earn
$81,500
Household gross, versus $78,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Twin Falls does now.
The tax difference alone
−$331
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Twin Falls, 24.4% in Boise.
More about Boise
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.
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 → Twin Falls →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Boise than Twin Falls?
A one-bedroom is about $1,148 in Twin Falls versus $1,383 in Boise. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $153 a month higher 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 Twin 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 Twin 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.