Overall
- Coeur d'Alene
- 98.3
Diff -4.1 RPP
Coeur d'Alene vs Hagerstown-Martinsburg
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 4.2% less expensive than Coeur d'Alene.
4.2% less expensive
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 4.2% less expensive than Coeur d'Alene, ID on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 94.2 vs 98.3). A $100,000 salary in Coeur d'Alene buys about the same as $95,806 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 98.3 (Coeur d'Alene) vs 94.2 (Hagerstown-Martinsburg)
- $100k in Coeur d'Alene ≈ $95,806 purchasing power in Hagerstown-Martinsburg
- Rents drives the gap (-29.9 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair ID:MD 98.3→94.2
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE ID × MD
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-SHIFT PP shift
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Coeur d'Alene
- 96.2
Diff +0.2 RPP
Services
- Coeur d'Alene
- 70.8
Diff +24.9 RPP
Rents
- Coeur d'Alene
- 105.6
Diff -29.9 RPP
| Category | Coeur d'Alene | Hagerstown-Martinsburg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.3 | 94.2 | -4.1 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 96.4 | +0.2 |
| Services | 70.8 | 95.7 | +24.9 |
| Rents | 105.6 | 75.7 | -29.9 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Coeur d'Alene 98.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg 94.2
Goods
Coeur d'Alene 96.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg 96.4
Services
Coeur d'Alene 70.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg 95.7
Rents
Coeur d'Alene 105.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg 75.7
Vertical line = national average (100)
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Rents creates the largest separation: Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 29.9 points lower. But services and goods move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 4.2% less expensive than Coeur d'Alene, ID, a meaningful but not extreme shift. The move decision turns on which budget category creates the 4.1-point overall gap.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
For a housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Coeur d'Alene corresponds to $95,806 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg.
Coeur d'Alene
98.3
Cost Index
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
94.2
Cost Index
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Coeur d'Alene would need to be in Hagerstown-Martinsburg for the same purchasing power:
| In Coeur d'Alene | In Hagerstown-Martinsburg | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $47,903 | $-2,097 |
| $75,000 | $71,855 | $-3,145 |
| $100,000 | $95,806 | $-4,194 |
| $150,000 | $143,710 | $-6,290 |
$ in Coeur d'Alene = in Hagerstown-Martinsburg
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.3 → 94.2), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
How the Price Gap Changed
Coeur d'Alene and Hagerstown-Martinsburg share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap widened, moving from 2.1 to 4.1 RPP points. Coeur d'Alene remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 16.7 points between the first and latest shared releases (13.1 to 29.9 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Coeur d'Alene RPP | Hagerstown-Martinsburg RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98.1 | 100.2 | 2.1 points Hagerstown-Martinsburg higher |
| 2012 | 94.9 | 99.3 | 4.5 points Hagerstown-Martinsburg higher |
| 2016 | 97.5 | 99.6 | 2.1 points Hagerstown-Martinsburg higher |
| 2020 | 93.0 | 93.1 | 0.0 points Hagerstown-Martinsburg higher |
| 2024 | 98.3 | 94.2 | 4.1 points Coeur d'Alene higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hagerstown-Martinsburg more expensive than Coeur d'Alene?
Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 4.2% less expensive than Coeur d'Alene. The overall cost index is 94.2 vs 98.3 (national average = 100).
What salary in Hagerstown-Martinsburg equals $100K in Coeur d'Alene?
A $100,000 salary in Coeur d'Alene has the same purchasing power as $95,806 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Coeur d'Alene and Hagerstown-Martinsburg?
Rents in Coeur d'Alene are indexed at 105.6 while Hagerstown-Martinsburg is at 75.7 (national average = 100). Coeur d'Alene has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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