The story of this market
The typical home in Boise County, Idaho sells for about $520,938, or $314 per square foot.
Prices are down 5.6% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 34 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 210% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is wildfire, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,540 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,540 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
-7.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+29.2%). Worst: 2011 (-25.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.3%
ID · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,132
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
-7.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 3 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
98
Very High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $18,781,825.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.7%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 707 | 408 | 80% | 3.3% | $265,000 |
| 2019 | 930▲ | 515▲ | 80.7%▲ | 3.3% | $305,000▲ |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Boise County, Idaho
Boise County is experiencing a cooling housing market with median prices declining 5.6% year-over-year as of May 2026. The market is characterized by longer days on market compared to broader regional trends, reflecting a shift in buyer demand.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 112 days on market with 8.2 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
- Labyrinth Escape Games Boise529.4 mi
- Clockwise Escape Room Boise529.4 mi
- Expo Idaho4.529.9 mi
- Albertsons Stadium4.630 mi
- Boise Fairgrounds4.429.9 mi
- Idaho Central Arena4.529.5 mi
- Knitting Factory Boise4.329.7 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs4.717.3 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Spring Parking4.511.2 mi
- Idaho Sleigh Rides4.510.1 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary Site4.829 mi
- Freak Alley Gallery4.729.4 mi
- Hyde Park4.828.6 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho4.429.7 mi
- Boise Art Museum4.329.9 mi
- Boise National Forest4.814.3 mi
- Valley View Chevron Horseshoe Bend4.917.2 mi
- Terrace Lakes Resort4.314.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Census QuickFacts
applies when — Applies to the transfer of any real property improved by one to four dwelling units.
Requires the seller to provide a written property condition disclosure form to the buyer, detailing the condition of the property.
Idaho Code Title 55, Chapter 25.
applies when — The property must be owner-occupied and used as the primary dwelling place of the owner.
Exempts the lesser of $125,000 or 50% of the market value for assessment purposes from property taxation. Formula: Exemption = min($125,000, 0.50 * Market Value).
Idaho Code 63-602G; as amended by House Bill 885 (2026).
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a homeowners' association as defined in Idaho Code 55-3203.
Imposes obligations regarding association governance, financial disclosures, and restrictions on covenants (e.g., limitations on short-term rental bans and accessory dwelling unit restrictions).
Idaho Code Title 55, Chapter 32.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.