Living in Twin Falls, ID
Small city in Idaho
Twin Falls is a small city in Idaho, home to about 53,000 people, with 92,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Twin Falls a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Low natural disaster risk: 1 federally declared disaster since 2000
- Dog-friendly: 3 dog parks within 9 mi
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $355k and rents for $1,790 a month
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 92,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Twin Falls: common questions
What is the cost of living in Twin Falls?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $355k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,790 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 95, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Twin Falls?
Idaho collects about $1,639 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.75% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Twin Falls safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.0× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Twin Falls?
Twin Falls has cold winters: winter days average around 42°F and summer days around 88°F, with roughly 24″ of snow a year.
Does Twin Falls get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, heat waves and earthquakes: 1 federally declared disaster has hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.36 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Twin Falls?
The nearest major airport is BOI, about 112 mi away.
How Twin Falls scores
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