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 We all like to know what's it going to cost us to live in a new location.

So for a comparison, we have picked Southern California VS the

Treasure Valley to show the cost savings ahead for you to enjoy. 

                                                                        BOISE                           SO. CALIF

  SALES TAX                                                        6%                                 8.5%

  ELECTRIC RATES (1,000kWh)  (a)                     $65.69                            $162.89

  VEHICLE REG. FEE (new standard car)               $74.00                             $375.00

  CAR INSURANCE GOOD DRIVER RATES              $280.10 / 6mo.                $735.00 / 6mo.

  (same car, same coveage) (b)

   AUTO REPAIRS AT DEALERS                             $85.00/ HR                      $100.00/ HR

  GASOLINE, REGULAR PER GAL.                          $3.04 GAL.                      $ 3.53 GAL

 AVG NEW HOME PRICE (1,500 sq ft )                  $193,000                         $525,000

 FOOD & MEDICAL COST RUN ABOUT THE SAME.

   (a) Source: EEI Residential

  (b) Source: GEICO CAR INS.

The Idaho House voted almost unanimously to boost the amount homeowners can exempt from the assessed value of their property to $75,000, from $50,000, a move that would save most Idaho homeowners money on their property taxes next year.

In addition to increasing the exemption, the bill lets homeowners include the value of their land in the exemption. And it indexes the exemption in future years to inflation, allowing it to rise.

Legislators say that since the original exemption was passed in 1982, the tax burden on homeowners has grown “out of balance.” They now pay 63 percent of the state’s $1.1 billion property-tax bill, up from about 45 percent two decades ago. In addition to increasing the exemption, the bill lets homeowners include the value of their land in the exemption. And it indexes the exemption in future years to inflation, allowing it to rise.

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