Cost of living in Garden City, Idaho

Garden City, Idaho has about 12,654 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $449,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ada County is $1,540 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Garden City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Boise City, ID metro area, prices sit at 98.4 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 Garden City'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 Garden City'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, 16 have higher typical rent than Garden City.