Idaho
Overall Rating for Taxes on Retirees: Mixed tax picture
State Sales Tax: 6.0% state levy. Localities (typically resort communities) can add as much as 3%, but the effect on the state average is negible: It’s 6.03%, as calculated by the Tax Foundation. Food is taxable, but the state attempts to offset the levy with a $100 per-person tax credit. Seniors can get $120.
State Income Tax Range: Low: 1.6% (on taxable income up to $3,008 for married joint filers and up to $1,504 for individual filers); High: 7.4% (on taxable income of $22,558 or more for married joint filers and $11,279 or more for individual filers)
State Taxes on Social Security: Benefits are not taxed.
Property Taxes: The median property tax on Idaho’s median home value of $167,900 is $1,276.
