Cost Of Living in Buhl, ID

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Buhl	Idaho	National
Cost of living	86	96	100
Goods & Services	96	101	100
Groceries	98	101	100
Health care	96	99	100
Housing	64	88	100
Transportation	100	105	100
Utilities	87	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Buhl is 10% lower than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Buhl is 14% lower than the national average
Buhl housing is 36% lower than the national average
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Idaho state income tax is 123% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$48,807	$4,067	$1,139	$1,464
Renters	$29,375	$2,448	$685	$881

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Buhl is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Buhl has a median income of about $48,807 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,139 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $29,375. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $685 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Idaho Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Idaho	6%	8.5%

Idaho Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Idaho	5.8%	5.8%

Goods & Services

Item	Buhl	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.96	$24.26	5.4%
Beauty Salon	$36.09	$45.56	20.8%
Toothpaste	$4.16	$3.70	12.4%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	19.0%
Movie	$11.75	$12.13	3.2%
Bowling	$12.32	$18.00	31.6%

Groceries

Item	Buhl	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.63	$5.84	13.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$10.57	$12.09	12.5%
Beer	$10.41	$10.41	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Buhl	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.57	$125.68	3.9%
Doctor	$151.89	$135.78	11.9%
Dentist	$97.67	$113.29	13.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$409.05	$468.60	12.7%

Housing

Item	Buhl	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$114,400.00	$184,700.00	38.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,859.77	$2,346.69	20.7%
Apartment Rent	$664.00	$949.00	30.0%

Transportation

Item	Buhl	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.70	$3.46	6.8%
Tire Balancing	$49.70	$59.92	17.0%

Utilities

Item	Buhl	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.77	$193.99	16.6%
Phone	$177.84	$192.25	7.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Castleford, ID	181	81	18.9%
Wendell, ID	2,736	86	13.5%
Jerome, ID	11,824	91	9.3%
Filer, ID	2,845	93	6.8%
Buhl, ID	4,462	86	13.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fabens, TX	4,462	78	21.6%
Kaplan, LA	4,463	79	21.1%
Amite City, LA	4,459	84	16.0%
Castle Hills, TX	4,459	119	18.9%
Heritage Village, CT	4,465	110	10.1%
Buhl, ID	4,462	86	13.9%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Buhl, ID