Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Idaho
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
Idaho ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine County | $198,500 | $4,637 | $663,800 |
| 2 | Teton County | $178,500 | $4,163 | $595,900 |
| 3 | Valley County | $178,500 | $4,162 | $599,500 |
| 4 | Ada County | $148,000 | $3,448 | $476,000 |
| 5 | Kootenai County | $144,000 | $3,357 | $467,400 |
| 6 | Bonner County | $133,000 | $3,100 | $433,400 |
| 7 | Boise County | $130,000 | $3,028 | $424,100 |
| 8 | Madison County | $114,500 | $2,672 | $365,000 |
| 9 | Gem County | $114,000 | $2,656 | $367,300 |
| 10 | Canyon County | $111,000 | $2,594 | $350,300 |
| 11 | Latah County | $110,000 | $2,572 | $342,500 |
| 12 | Boundary County | $107,500 | $2,507 | $344,100 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | $106,000 | $2,478 | $335,000 |
| 14 | Bonneville County | $104,000 | $2,430 | $327,000 |
| 15 | Adams County | $102,500 | $2,394 | $327,300 |
| 16 | Payette County | $98,000 | $2,288 | $310,700 |
| 17 | Franklin County | $97,000 | $2,259 | $304,000 |
| 18 | Nez Perce County | $97,000 | $2,263 | $291,300 |
| 19 | Twin Falls County | $95,500 | $2,224 | $292,700 |
| 20 | Custer County | $92,500 | $2,155 | $295,600 |
| 21 | Elmore County | $90,500 | $2,109 | $278,300 |
| 22 | Fremont County | $90,000 | $2,105 | $281,800 |
| 23 | Owyhee County | $90,000 | $2,103 | $281,600 |
| 24 | Idaho County | $89,500 | $2,090 | $284,600 |
| 25 | Lemhi County | $89,500 | $2,086 | $282,100 |
| 26 | Bannock County | $88,000 | $2,058 | $267,200 |
| 27 | Bingham County | $84,000 | $1,956 | $258,000 |
| 28 | Benewah County | $83,500 | $1,943 | $255,800 |
| 29 | Jerome County | $83,500 | $1,950 | $254,000 |
| 30 | Cassia County | $82,500 | $1,931 | $257,300 |
| 31 | Washington County | $81,500 | $1,901 | $250,300 |
| 32 | Camas County | $80,000 | $1,870 | $248,900 |
| 33 | Clearwater County | $79,500 | $1,851 | $240,800 |
| 34 | Minidoka County | $77,000 | $1,797 | $235,300 |
| 35 | Bear Lake County | $76,000 | $1,777 | $234,200 |
| 36 | Gooding County | $76,000 | $1,775 | $231,800 |
| 37 | Oneida County | $75,000 | $1,747 | $228,100 |
| 38 | Shoshone County | $74,000 | $1,721 | $222,700 |
| 39 | Caribou County | $73,500 | $1,710 | $220,200 |
| 40 | Lewis County | $68,500 | $1,598 | $202,400 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | $68,500 | $1,596 | $206,700 |
| 42 | Power County | $66,500 | $1,546 | $191,200 |
| 43 | Clark County | $66,000 | $1,539 | $203,000 |
| 44 | Butte County | $65,500 | $1,526 | $195,800 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Idaho