Moving from Twin Falls to Boise
Twin Falls to Boise: $153 more leftover
$1,998/mo leftover in Boise vs $1,845 in Twin Falls after tax and rent ($153 more). +$1,836 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Twin Falls leftover
$1,845
a month after tax and rent
Boise leftover
$1,998
+$153 vs Twin Falls
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 428 households moved Twin Falls → Boise (about 690 people, average AGI $50,386). 290 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Twin Falls | Boise |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $4,998 | $5,311 |
| Rent | $1,148 | $1,383 |
| All other costs | $2,005 | $1,930 |
| Left over | $1,845 | $1,998 |
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.
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What the move itself costs
About 107 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,050
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,050
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Dig into Boise
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
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.
Did people actually move from Twin Falls to Boise?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Twin Falls → Boise move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.