Cost of living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho has about 56,447 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $483,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kootenai County is $1,507 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Coeur d'Alene. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area, prices sit at 98.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Idaho taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Coeur d'Alene's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Idaho home paid 13.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Coeur d'Alene's bill.

EIA does not publish a Idaho gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) all-grades price was $4.575 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,196.00 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Idaho shares this price.

Among 91 places we list in Idaho with a rent figure, 8 have higher typical rent than Coeur d'Alene.