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Cost of living in Lewiston, Idaho

Lewiston, Idaho has about 34,651 people. Typical rent is $1,027 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $72,197 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #4 in Idaho on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,027 a month.

Lewiston is a city in Idaho. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,197 a year.

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People
34,651
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,027
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$72,197
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$333,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,234
Lewiston, ID-WA MSA

Lewiston, Idaho has about 34,651 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $333,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Nez Perce County is $1,234 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lewiston. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area, prices sit at 91.2 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 Lewiston'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 Lewiston'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, 46 have higher typical rent than Lewiston.

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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.