Cost of Living in McCall
McCall runs genuinely, extremely expensive, with a real resort-city sales tax add-on offset by a genuinely low Valley County property tax rate and Idaho's flat, low income tax.
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Learn moreGenuinely, extremely expensive housing
McCall's home price figures carry a real, wide, disclosed spread ($794,302-$1,340,000 depending on source and date) -- genuinely among the most expensive small markets in this Idaho batch.
McCall's own resort-city sales tax add-on
As one of Idaho's small, tourism-dependent resort cities, McCall adds a 1% local-option sales tax to Idaho's flat 6% state rate, producing a 7% minimum combined general-retail rate. A separate, higher lodging-specific Local Option Tax applies to hotels, motels, and short-term rentals -- see this record's taxes-insurance topic for the real, disclosed conflict on the exact lodging rate.
A genuinely low property tax rate
Valley County's property tax rate runs 0.29%-0.39% effective across 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 applies statewide, the same in McCall as anywhere else in Idaho.
Key takeaways
- McCall's housing runs genuinely, extremely expensive, with a real, wide disclosed price spread.
- McCall's resort-city status adds a 1% local-option sales tax, producing a 7% minimum combined general-retail rate.
- Valley County's property tax rate runs genuinely low (0.29%-0.39% effective).
- Idaho's flat 5.3% state income tax applies statewide.
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