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Idaho home value to income ratio

5.5

Median home value as a multiple of median household income in Idaho, 2024 (estimate)

−0.22 since 2023 (5.72); +1.32 since 2019 (4.18); +2.05 since 2014 (3.45)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Home value to income ratio (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2024. Status: estimate. Published September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2026.

What the number tells us

Median home value as a multiple of median household income in Idaho: 5.5 in 2024 (an estimate). Median home value divided by median household income for the same survey period, both from the American Community Survey.

Among 51 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 11th highest in 2024. Hawaii was highest at 8.69 and West Virginia lowest at 2.81.

Among 44 Idaho counties in 2020–2024, Valley County was highest at 8.64 and Power County lowest at 3.48.

The United States figure for 2024 was 4.42.

Historical data

Idaho home value to income ratio, 2010 to 2024Idaho home value to income ratio, 2010 to 2024. 2 series. Idaho: 3.8 in 2010, 5.5 in 2024.3.04.05.06.0201020152020IdahoUnited StatesRatio

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Home value to income ratio (computed by Understand Idaho). Published September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2026.

Data table (17 rows)
PeriodIdaho (ratio)United States (ratio)
20103.83.59
2010-20143.393.29
20113.663.44
20123.43.35
20133.43.33
20143.453.38
20153.653.49
2015-20193.813.46
20163.663.56
20173.973.61
20184.193.71
20194.183.66
2020-20245.384.12
20215.564.04
20225.944.29
20235.724.38
20245.54.42

By county

44 of 44 counties have a value for 2020–2024. Idaho statewide on the same basis: 5.38.

Idaho home value to income ratio by county, 2020–2024Idaho home value to income ratio by county, 2020–2024. 44 bars, from Valley (8.64) to Power (3.48).Valley8.64Blaine7.94Bonner7.28Teton6.92Madison6.89Gem6.64Kootenai6.34Lemhi6.13Boundary6.11Adams6.09Boise6.04Custer5.65Latah5.63Ada5.6Owyhee5.59Camas5.25Franklin5.18Washington5.15Canyon5.1Payette5.05Twin Falls5.01Benewah4.91Elmore4.84Shoshone4.82Jefferson4.71Idaho4.68Bonneville4.66Nez Perce4.61Bannock4.52Clearwater4.47Lewis4.37Fremont4.32Butte4.1Cassia4.02Gooding3.95Clark3.93Jerome3.79Bingham3.77Minidoka3.73Bear Lake3.65Oneida3.63Lincoln3.58Caribou3.51Power3.48

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Home value to income ratio (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2020-2024. Published September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2026.

Data table (44 rows)
County2020–2024
Valley County8.64
Blaine County7.94
Bonner County7.28
Teton County6.92
Madison County6.89
Gem County6.64
Kootenai County6.34
Lemhi County6.13
Boundary County6.11
Adams County6.09
Boise County6.04
Custer County5.65
Latah County5.63
Ada County5.6
Owyhee County5.59
Camas County5.25
Franklin County5.18
Washington County5.15
Canyon County5.1
Payette County5.05
Twin Falls County5.01
Benewah County4.91
Elmore County4.84
Shoshone County4.82
Jefferson County4.71
Idaho County4.68
Bonneville County4.66
Nez Perce County4.61
Bannock County4.52
Clearwater County4.47
Lewis County4.37
Fremont County4.32
Butte County4.1
Cassia County4.02
Gooding County3.95
Clark County3.93
Jerome County3.79
Bingham County3.77
Minidoka County3.73
Bear Lake County3.65
Oneida County3.63
Lincoln County3.58
Caribou County3.51
Power County3.48

Compared with other states

Idaho, its six neighboring states, the United States, and the three highest and lowest states in 2024. The table lists all 52.

Idaho home value to income ratio compared with other states, 2024Idaho home value to income ratio compared with other states, 2024. 14 bars, from Hawaii (8.69) to West Virginia (2.81).Hawaii8.69California7.58District of Columbia6.69Washington6.06Oregon5.84Montana5.65Utah5.64Nevada5.61Idaho5.5Wyoming4.49United States4.42Mississippi3.15Iowa3.01West Virginia2.81

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Home value to income ratio (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2024. Published September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2026.

Data table (52 rows)
State2024
1. Hawaii8.69
2. California7.58
3. District of Columbia6.69
4. Washington6.06
5. Colorado5.92
6. Oregon5.84
7. Massachusetts5.79
8. Montana5.65
9. Utah5.64
10. Nevada5.61
11. Idaho5.5
12. Rhode Island5.46
13. New York5.24
14. Arizona5.23
15. Florida5.11
16. New Jersey4.76
17. Tennessee4.62
18. New Hampshire4.6
19. North Carolina4.5
20. Wyoming4.49
21. Maine4.47
22. United States4.42
23. Virginia4.38
24. Georgia4.29
25. Vermont4.26
26. Delaware4.25
27. Maryland4.24
28. South Carolina4.14
29. Connecticut4.13
30. New Mexico4.13
31. Minnesota3.96
32. Alaska3.94
33. Texas3.93
34. Wisconsin3.8
35. South Dakota3.77
36. Louisiana3.66
37. Pennsylvania3.58
38. Missouri3.55
39. Michigan3.51
40. Alabama3.5
41. Kentucky3.5
42. Arkansas3.47
43. Nebraska3.44
44. North Dakota3.42
45. Indiana3.38
46. Illinois3.37
47. Oklahoma3.36
48. Ohio3.32
49. Kansas3.16
50. Mississippi3.15
51. Iowa3.01
52. West Virginia2.81

Source

Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset
Home value to income ratio (computed by Understand Idaho)
Geography
Nation and states, including the District of Columbia
Time coverage
2010-2019, 2021-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
September 11, 2025
Retrieved
September 8, 2026
Original file
https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/acs/acs1?get=NAME,{variables}&for=state:*|us:*&key=... (2021-2024 instead pulled from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/, see caveats)
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
derived-housing-price_to_income, built by lib/derived.ts

Caveats

  • Computed by Understand Idaho from American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates; it is not a figure the publisher releases.
  • All values are single-year survey estimates and carry margins of error not stored here; small states and small differences between years can be within the margin of error.
  • Dollar figures (economy.median_household_income, housing.median_home_value, housing.median_gross_rent) are in that survey year's dollars and are not adjusted for inflation across years.
  • 1-year estimates are not comparable to 5-year estimates (see census-acs5) for the same geography or metric: different reference periods produce different figures even when nothing changed.
  • There is no standard 2020 ACS 1-year release; the Census Bureau replaced it with experimental estimates because of COVID-19 data collection disruption, and 2020 is omitted here rather than substituted.
  • 2010-2019 were pulled from the Census Data API (api.census.gov), which requires an API key; 2021-2024 were pulled from Census's keyless bulk table-based Summary File (www2.census.gov), which only exists in that convenient one-file-per-table layout from 2021 onward and was already on hand. For 2023 both sources were fetched and every value compared; they agreed exactly.
  • economy.poverty_rate and economy.uninsured_rate are derived from detailed tables B17001 and B27001 rather than the Census subject tables S1701/S2701, because the subject tables' column numbering for these percentages has changed across vintages (confirmed: S2701's 'percent uninsured' column moves from C03 to C05 between 2014 and 2015, and the table does not exist before 2013), while the detailed-table variable numbers used here are stable back to at least 2010.
  • All rate and share metrics (percent unit) are rounded to one decimal place by this puller; level metrics are stored exactly as published.

Inputs: American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates.

Data

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