CITY PROFILE
Idaho Falls, ID
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Idaho Falls is a smaller metro with a cold-winter, cool-summer climate and moderate sunshine and rainfall; homes here are among the most expensive in our dataset, so cost of living will be a significant factor in your budget.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $414K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,430/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 6.5°C · warmest 22.1°C · coolest -7.3°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 542 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.55 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #279 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy80
- Affordable to rent79
- Climate comfort25
- Plenty of sunshine59
- Big-city amenities32
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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