Idaho is one of America’s 10 cheapest states to live in 2017

Published July 11, 2017

July 11, 2017 by CNBC – Scott Cohn, Special Correspondent

Idaho is Ranked #6

A 5-pound sack of this state’s most famous product will cost you just $1.40 in Boise. The same potatoes – considerably more traveled – will cost you nearly four times that in Sarasota, Florida. Okay, you are thinking: But I bet I can get orange juice a lot cheaper in Sarasota. And you are wrong. Juice prices in Idaho are roughly the same as in Florida, maybe a little lower. Want a steak with your potatoes? You can pick up a nice T-bone for under $10. It would cost you one a half times that in New York City. And a nice bottle of wine can be had in Idaho for around $5. In some places you’ll be lucky if that buys you a fairly awful glass.

Facts on Idaho:

2017 Cost of Living score: 45 out of 50 points
Most expensive area: Boise
Average home price: $267,833
T-bone steak: $9.96
Monthly energy bill: $133.56
Doctor visit: $125.34