What is the cost of living in Twin Falls?

Twin Falls has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 92.1, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 73.8, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,186/month.

What is the median salary in Twin Falls?

The median salary in Twin Falls is $57,042 annually (mean: $60,429). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Twin Falls?

The violent crime rate in the Twin Falls area is 235 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 754 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Twin Falls?

The state of ID has 778 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Charter schools make up 9.8% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Twin Falls?

Infant center-based childcare in the Twin Falls area averages $7,315 per year. Preschool averages $6,437/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Twin Falls a good place to relocate?

Twin Falls has a Life Score of 60.8/100 (C), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is an above-average score, Twin Falls outperforms most scored metros on the combined measure.

Where does Twin Falls sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Twin Falls ranks #108 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Twin Falls, ID *

LiveAbility 56.1/100 places Twin Falls #108 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

92.1
Cost index (US=100): $1,186
2BR rent / mo: $57,042
Median salary: 56.1
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Twin Falls ranks #108 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (56.1/100), with its strongest marks in air quality and low hazard.

#108
of 387 US metros · Above median: 2,001,619
metro-area population: 235
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 778
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: climate (10/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Twin Falls ranks #108 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 92.1 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,186/mo, median salary $57,042; LiveAbility Score 56.1/100, strongest in air quality and low hazard.

Signature: LiveAbility 56.1/100 places Twin Falls #108 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 92.1 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,186/mo.

LiveAbility 56.1/100 puts Twin Falls in the top third (#108 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Twin Falls area is 44,180.

Twin Falls vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

56 Top 28% higher than 72% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Twin Falls housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Twin Falls MSA; housing RPP 73.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,186/mo.

Studio

$819

/month

1 Bedroom

$986

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,186

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,599

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,990

/month

Twin Falls wages and employment

Twin Falls posts 44,180 total employment with median salary $57,042.

Median Salary

$57,042

Mean Salary

$60,429

Total Employment

44,180

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,330
Retail Salespersons	$31,900
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$29,960
General and Operations Managers	$75,140

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Twin Falls area from NCES.

Schools

778

Enrollment

315,098

Student:Teacher

17.1:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Twin Falls area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,315

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,002

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,437

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Twin Falls's composite Life Score is 60.8/100 (C), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

62/100

Above average

Wages

16/100

Bottom decile

Rent

66/100

Strong

Crime

74/100

Strong

Schools

66/100

Strong

Childcare

86/100

Elite

Environment

91/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Twin Falls ranks #108 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 56.1/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Air quality (98/100)

Air quality

98
Low hazard

93
Safety

74
Housing

66
Cost of living

62
Schools

34
Job market

16
Climate

10

What this shows Twin Falls's strongest dimensions are air quality and low hazard; its weakest among scored dims is climate at 10/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Twin Falls on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Twin Falls on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Twin Falls cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Twin Falls wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Twin Falls runs a $57,042 median salary at a 92.1 cost index, ranking #108 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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