Idaho housing and cost of living
Home values, rents, mortgages, building permits, subsidized housing, homelessness, and how housing costs compare with incomes.
Data pages
| Measure | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho home prices2024 (estimate)Idaho's median home value, how fast prices rose by county, home price to income, and the mortgages Idahoans take out to buy, with rates and denials.+170.1% since 2014 · 14th among states | $446,400 ▲ | +170.1% since 2014 | 14th among states |
| Idaho rent2024 (estimate)Median monthly rent in Idaho from the American Community Survey, by county and beside other states, with HUD's fair market rents for every county.+83.3% since 2014 · 23rd among states | $1,384 ▲ | +83.3% since 2014 | 23rd among states |
| Idahoans paying 30 percent or more of income on housing2024 (estimate)How many Idaho renters and homeowners spend 30 percent or more of income on housing, by income level and county, beside other states, and who owns.+1.6 pts since 2014 · 31st among states | 48.4% ▼ | +1.6 pts since 2014 | 31st among states |
| Idaho housing supply2025 (estimate)New homes Idaho authorizes by building permit each year, per resident beside other states, with the total number of homes and how many stand vacant, by county.+80.3% since 2015 · 1st among states on housing units authorized per 1,000 residents, Census Bureau, 2025 | 17,944 ▲ | +80.3% since 2015 | 1st among stateson housing units authorized per 1,000 residents, Census Bureau, 2025 |
| Affordable housing in Idaho2025Section 8 vouchers, public housing and other HUD-assisted homes in Idaho by program and county, tax credit apartments, waiting times and income limits.+4.8% since 2015 · 49th among states on homes with HUD rental assistance per 1,000 residents, HUD, 2025 | 12,942 ▲ | +4.8% since 2015 | 49th among stateson homes with HUD rental assistance per 1,000 residents, HUD, 2025 |
| People experiencing homelessness in Idaho2025How many people HUD's January count found homeless in Idaho each year since 2007, how many slept outside, by region, and per resident beside other states.+37.2% since 2015 · 23rd among states on people experiencing homelessness per 1,000 residents, HUD, 2025 | 2,697 ▼ | +37.2% since 2015 | 23rd among stateson people experiencing homelessness per 1,000 residents, HUD, 2025 |
Sources
In use
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data Browser
- Federal Housing Finance Agency: House Price Index, Annual (Developmental)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items
- U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates; Building Permits Survey, Annual; Population Estimates Program
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Fair Market Rents; Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) Data; Picture of Subsidized Households; HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database; Income Limits; Point-in-Time Counts of Homelessness
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