Compare monthly care rates across 266 cities and 80 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Idaho.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Idaho's average caregiver rate of $30.45/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,390/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,751/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $415/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $5,165/mo; Memory Care averages $6,580/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | $5,400/mo | $6,590/mo | $8,340/mo | $378,681 | 10 | |
| Lewiston | Nez Perce | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $291,300 | 6 |
| Nampa | Canyon | $5,570/mo | $6,800/mo | $8,610/mo | $350,300 | 6 |
| Pocatello | Bannock | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $267,200 | 4 |
| Idaho Falls | Bonneville | $5,150/mo | $6,280/mo | $7,960/mo | $327,000 | 3 |
| Meridian | Ada | $6,630/mo | $8,090/mo | $10,240/mo | $476,000 | 3 |
| Twin Falls | Twin Falls | $4,690/mo | $5,720/mo | $7,260/mo | $292,700 | 3 |
| Blackfoot | Bingham | $4,600/mo | $5,610/mo | $7,100/mo | $258,000 | 2 |
| Burley | Cassia | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $257,300 | 2 |
| Caldwell | Canyon | $5,570/mo | $6,800/mo | $8,610/mo | $350,300 | 2 |
| Emmett | Gem | $4,390/mo | $5,360/mo | $6,780/mo | $367,300 | 2 |
| Moscow | Latah | $4,400/mo | $5,370/mo | $6,810/mo | $342,500 | 2 |
| Post Falls | Kootenai | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $467,400 | 2 |
| Rexburg | Madison | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,730/mo | $365,000 | 2 |
| Sandpoint | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 2 |
| American Falls | Power | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $191,200 | 1 |
| Ashton | Fremont | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $281,800 | 1 |
| Bellevue | Blaine | $5,830/mo | $7,110/mo | $9,010/mo | $663,800 | 1 |
| Bonners Ferry | Boundary | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $344,100 | 1 |
| Buhl | Twin Falls | $4,690/mo | $5,720/mo | $7,260/mo | $292,700 | 1 |
| Gooding | Gooding | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $231,800 | 1 |
| Grangeville | Idaho | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $284,600 | 1 |
| Homedale | Owyhee | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $281,600 | 1 |
| Kellogg | Shoshone | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $222,700 | 1 |
| Kimberly | Twin Falls | $4,690/mo | $5,720/mo | $7,260/mo | $292,700 | 1 |
| Mccall | Valley | $5,020/mo | $6,120/mo | $7,760/mo | $599,500 | 1 |
| Montpelier | Bear Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $234,200 | 1 |
| Mountain Home | Elmore | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $278,300 | 1 |
| Orofino | Clearwater | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $240,800 | 1 |
| Payette | Payette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $310,700 | 1 |
| Preston | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $304,000 | 1 |
| Rupert | Minidoka | $4,560/mo | $5,560/mo | $7,050/mo | $235,300 | 1 |
| Salmon | Lemhi | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $282,100 | 1 |
| Shoshone | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $206,700 | 1 |
| Silverton | Shoshone | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $222,700 | 1 |
| Weiser | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $250,300 | 1 |
| Aberdeen | Bingham | $4,600/mo | $5,610/mo | $7,100/mo | $258,000 | 0 |
| Ahsahka | Clearwater | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $240,800 | 0 |
| Albion | Cassia | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $257,300 | 0 |
| Almo | Cassia | $4,500/mo | $5,490/mo | $6,960/mo | $257,300 | 0 |
| Arbon | Power | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $191,200 | 0 |
| Arco | Butte | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $195,800 | 0 |
| Arimo | Bannock | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $267,200 | 0 |
| Athol | Kootenai | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $467,400 | 0 |
| Atlanta | Elmore | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $278,300 | 0 |
| Atomic City | Bingham | $4,600/mo | $5,610/mo | $7,100/mo | $258,000 | 0 |
| Avery | Shoshone | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $222,700 | 0 |
| Bancroft | Caribou | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $220,200 | 0 |
| Banks | Boise | $4,630/mo | $5,650/mo | $7,160/mo | $424,100 | 0 |
| Basalt | Bingham | $4,600/mo | $5,610/mo | $7,100/mo | $258,000 | 0 |
| Bayview | Kootenai | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $467,400 | 0 |
| Bern | Bear Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $234,200 | 0 |
| Blanchard | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 0 |
| Bliss | Gooding | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $231,800 | 0 |
| Bloomington | Bear Lake | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $234,200 | 0 |
| Bovill | Latah | $4,400/mo | $5,370/mo | $6,810/mo | $342,500 | 0 |
| Bruneau | Owyhee | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $281,600 | 0 |
| Calder | Shoshone | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $222,700 | 0 |
| Cambridge | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $250,300 | 0 |
| Carey | Blaine | $5,830/mo | $7,110/mo | $9,010/mo | $663,800 | 0 |
| Careywood | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 0 |
| Carmen | Lemhi | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $282,100 | 0 |
| Cascade | Valley | $5,020/mo | $6,120/mo | $7,760/mo | $599,500 | 0 |
| Castleford | Twin Falls | $4,690/mo | $5,720/mo | $7,260/mo | $292,700 | 0 |
| Cataldo | Kootenai | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $467,400 | 0 |
| Challis | Custer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $295,600 | 0 |
| Chester | Fremont | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $281,800 | 0 |
| Clark Fork | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 0 |
| Clarkia | Shoshone | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $222,700 | 0 |
| Clayton | Custer | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $295,600 | 0 |
| Clifton | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $304,000 | 0 |
| Cobalt | Lemhi | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $282,100 | 0 |
| Cocolalla | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 0 |
| Coeur D Alene | Kootenai | $5,910/mo | $7,210/mo | $9,130/mo | $467,400 | 0 |
| Colburn | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 0 |
| Conda | Caribou | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $220,200 | 0 |
| Coolin | Bonner | $4,820/mo | $5,880/mo | $7,450/mo | $433,400 | 0 |
| Corral | Camas | $4,350/mo | $5,310/mo | $6,720/mo | $248,900 | 0 |
| Cottonwood | Idaho | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $284,600 | 0 |
| Council | Adams | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $327,300 | 0 |