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Cost of living in Star, Idaho

Star, Idaho has about 14,745 people. Typical rent is $1,924 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $97,936 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 #34 in Idaho on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,924 a month.

Star is a city in Idaho. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,936 a year.

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People
14,745
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,924
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$97,936
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$564,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,540
Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area

Star, Idaho has about 14,745 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $564,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ada County is $1,540 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Star. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Boise City, ID metro area, prices sit at 98.4 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 Star'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 Star'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, 0 have higher typical rent than Star.

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.