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Cost of living in Hayden, Idaho

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,733 a month.

Hayden is a city in Idaho. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $82,958 a year.

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People
16,338
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,733
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$82,958
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$494,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,507
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA

Hayden, Idaho has about 16,338 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $494,500.

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 Hayden. 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 Hayden'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 Hayden's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Idaho in the table we use.

Among 91 places we list in Idaho with a rent figure, 5 have higher typical rent than Hayden.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Idaho

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.