City comparison
Coeur d'Alene, ID is about 375 miles (600 km) from Idaho Falls, ID in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 475 miles, or about 7 h 45 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Coeur d'Alene, ID to Idaho Falls, ID takes about 45 min, covering roughly 375 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Coeur d'Alene, ID is on Pacific Time and Idaho Falls, ID is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Coeur d'Alene, it's 1 p.m. in Idaho Falls, which puts Coeur d'Alene 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Idaho Falls has a population of 65,685, vs 54,599 in Coeur d'Alene — about 1.2× larger by population. By land area, Idaho Falls covers about 27 sq mi vs 17 sq mi for Coeur d'Alene.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Coeur d'Alene | Idaho Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,212/mo | $931/mo | 30.2% higher in Coeur d'Alene |
| Median home value | $384,700 | $266,800 | 44.2% higher in Coeur d'Alene |
| Median household income | $65,786 | $66,463 | 1.0% higher in Idaho Falls |
| Groceries index | 96.9 | 96.9 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 75.7 | 74.6 | 1.4% higher in Coeur d'Alene |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 99.5 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.4 | 99.4 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Coeur d'Alene, you'd need $90,667 in Idaho Falls to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Idaho Falls, ID is about 9.3% cheaper overall than Coeur d'Alene, ID, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 26% higher in Coeur d'Alene than in Idaho Falls. If you earn $80,000 in Coeur d'Alene, you'd need about $72,534 in Idaho Falls to keep the same standard of living.