Cost of living in St. Maries, Idaho
Simple answer
Typical rent is $871 a month.
St. Maries is a city in Idaho. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,458 a year.
- People
- 2,915
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $871
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,458
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $236,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,117
- Benewah County, ID
St. Maries, Idaho has about 2,915 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $236,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Benewah County is $1,117 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in St. Maries. 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 St. Maries'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 St. Maries'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, 66 have higher typical rent than St. Maries.
Nearby places
- Plummer
Typical rent $932
Compare with St. Maries - Pinehurst
Typical rent $915
Compare with St. Maries - Kellogg
Typical rent $989
Compare with St. Maries - Coeur d'Alene
Typical rent $1,468
Compare with St. Maries - Osburn
Typical rent $902
Compare with St. Maries - Dalton Gardens
Typical rent $856
Compare with St. Maries - Hayden
Typical rent $1,733
- Post Falls
Typical rent $1,469
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.