Cost of living in Spirit Lake, Idaho
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,250 a month.
Spirit Lake is a city in Idaho. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,192 a year.
- People
- 1,972
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,250
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,192
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $436,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,507
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA
Spirit Lake, Idaho has about 1,972 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $436,600.
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 Spirit Lake. 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 Spirit Lake'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 Spirit Lake'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, 20 have higher typical rent than Spirit Lake.
Nearby places
- Rathdrum
Typical rent $1,459
Compare with Spirit Lake - Hayden
Typical rent $1,733
Compare with Spirit Lake - Priest River
Typical rent $817
Compare with Spirit Lake - Dalton Gardens
Typical rent $856
Compare with Spirit Lake - Post Falls
Typical rent $1,469
Compare with Spirit Lake - Newport
Typical rent $653
Compare with Spirit Lake - Coeur d'Alene
Typical rent $1,468
Compare with Spirit Lake - Otis Orchards-East Farms
Typical rent $1,189
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.