Is Coeur d'Alene cheaper than Kennewick?

They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Coeur d'Alene and Kennewick metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.

Which has higher household income, Coeur d'Alene or Kennewick?

Kennewick has the higher median household income — $89,573 versus $83,061 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Coeur d'Alene or Kennewick?

A paycheck stretches further in Kennewick. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $89,502 there versus $84,503 in Coeur d'Alene.

Which has cheaper rent, Coeur d'Alene or Kennewick?

Kennewick has cheaper rent — a median of $1,360/mo versus $1,578/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Coeur d'Alene vs Kennewick

Metro-area medians — Coeur d'Alene, ID Metro Area vs Kennewick-Richland, WA Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Kennewick comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Coeur d'Alene and Kennewick cost about the same to live in, but Kennewick households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Kennewick.

Their widest everyday difference: Coeur d'Alene has the tighter job market — 2.6% unemployment versus 6.2%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Coeur d'Alene, ID

$58,173

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$59,184

real value after local prices

Kennewick, WA

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$61,265

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Kennewick leaves you about $2,082/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Coeur d'Alene

Kennewick

Livability (CityLedger)

61/100

52/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

98.3

100.1

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$84,503

$89,502

Median household income

$83,061

$89,573

Median rent

$1,578/mo

$1,360/mo

Median home value

$577,600

$442,000

Unemployment

2.6%

6.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

31%

30.6%

Average commute

23.1 min

21.6 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

50°F

53°F

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Coeur d'Alene vs Kennewick — frequently asked

Is Coeur d'Alene cheaper than Kennewick?: They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Coeur d'Alene and Kennewick metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Coeur d'Alene or Kennewick?: Kennewick has the higher median household income — $89,573 versus $83,061 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Coeur d'Alene or Kennewick?: A paycheck stretches further in Kennewick. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $89,502 there versus $84,503 in Coeur d'Alene.
Which has cheaper rent, Coeur d'Alene or Kennewick?: Kennewick has cheaper rent — a median of $1,360/mo versus $1,578/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).