Cost of Living in American Falls
American Falls runs genuinely affordable, with a low Power County property tax rate and Idaho's flat, low state income tax structure.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing
American Falls housing figures ran $334K (median sale, October 2025) to $399K (median listing, July 2026) -- a real, disclosed spread, but genuinely affordable by national standards either way.
A genuinely low property tax rate
Power County's property tax rate runs 0.73%-0.82% effective across the sources reviewed -- both genuinely below the 1.02% national median.
Idaho's flat, low state income tax
Idaho's flat 5.3% state income tax and flat 6% state sales tax (no local add-on in American Falls) apply statewide.
Median household income runs below the Idaho state average
American Falls' median household income ran $57,783 with a 10.82% poverty rate -- a real, disclosed economic-hardship signal alongside the genuinely low cost of living.
Key takeaways
- American Falls housing runs genuinely affordable, with a real, disclosed price spread ($334K-$399K) across sources and dates.
- Power County's property tax rate runs genuinely low (0.73%-0.82% effective), well below the national median.
- Idaho's flat 5.3% state income tax and 6% state sales tax (no local add-on) apply statewide.
- American Falls' median household income runs below the Idaho state average, alongside a real 10.82% poverty rate.
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