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Retire To Pocatello, ID
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Pocatello, Idaho is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Pocatello, Idaho
Snake River near Pocatello, Idaho
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Pocatello, Idaho


Pocatello Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Pocatello metro blank blank 90,656
Pocatello 46,080 51,466 54,255



Pocatello
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$143,7763.7%
Mar $135,000 . .
Feb $166,174 . .
Jan $138,326 . .
2011 .$138,626-3.4%
2010 .$143,494na
2009 .nana
2008 . $145,896 3.9%
2007 . $140,459 10.0%
2006 . $127,634 10.6%
2005 . $115,358 3.4%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Pocatello GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $143,776 $276,000
Nearest Big City Salt Lake City na
Home Sales Price in Salt Lake City $183,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 79% of Salt Lake City home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Pocatello GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $143,776 $276,000
Monthly Rent $941 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 10.3 times the annual rent 14.7



Pocatello
Cost of Living (2012)
86% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Pocatello Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.0% -- 35* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 108 days 17* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Pocatello Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 74
2009 83
2008 93
2007 159
2006 260
2005 200



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