Cost of living in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
Mountain Home AFB, Idaho has about 3,219 people. Typical rent is $1,903 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $74,196 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,903 a month.
Mountain Home AFB is a Census community, not a separate city government in Idaho. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $74,196 a year.
- People
- 3,219
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,903
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $74,196
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- Not published
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,285
- Elmore County, ID
- Gas
- $4.575
- Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of October 12, 2026
Mountain Home AFB, Idaho has about 3,219 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Elmore County is $1,285 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mountain Home AFB. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Idaho's prices sit at 95.5 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Idaho taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Mountain Home AFB'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 Mountain Home AFB'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, 1 have higher typical rent than Mountain Home AFB.
Nearby places
- Mountain Home
Typical rent $1,155
Compare with Mountain Home AFB - Glenns Ferry
Typical rent $646
Compare with Mountain Home AFB - Boise City
Typical rent $1,446
Compare with Mountain Home AFB - Kuna
Typical rent $1,774
Compare with Mountain Home AFB - Robie Creek
Typical rent $1,208
Compare with Mountain Home AFB - Meridian
Typical rent $1,805
Compare with Mountain Home AFB - Garden City
Typical rent $1,323
- Hidden Springs
EBT nearby
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.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Idaho
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.