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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Idaho

The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.

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Idaho ranked

#County Price-to-rentMedian homeMedian rent
1 Valley County 49.4 yrs$599,500$1,011
2 Blaine County 45.5 yrs$663,800$1,217
3 Teton County 41.5 yrs$595,900$1,196
4 Boise County 41.4 yrs$424,100$854
5 Gem County 34.5 yrs$367,300$887
6 Bonner County 34.1 yrs$433,400$1,059
7 Adams County 33.1 yrs$327,300$823
8 Custer County 33.1 yrs$295,600$744
9 Boundary County 33.1 yrs$344,100$867
10 Lemhi County 32.6 yrs$282,100$721
11 Latah County 31.5 yrs$342,500$905
12 Madison County 31.5 yrs$365,000$965
13 Butte County 31.1 yrs$195,800$525
14 Franklin County 30.5 yrs$304,000$831
15 Owyhee County 30.4 yrs$281,600$771
16 Idaho County 29.8 yrs$284,600$797
17 Payette County 29.6 yrs$310,700$874
18 Kootenai County 29.3 yrs$467,400$1,330
19 Fremont County 29.2 yrs$281,800$803
20 Bear Lake County 28.4 yrs$234,200$687
21 Ada County 27.1 yrs$476,000$1,465
22 Nez Perce County 25.9 yrs$291,300$936
23 Bonneville County 25.9 yrs$327,000$1,054
24 Bingham County 25.4 yrs$258,000$845
25 Jefferson County 25.4 yrs$335,000$1,098
26 Bannock County 25.3 yrs$267,200$879
27 Benewah County 25.0 yrs$255,800$853
28 Jerome County 24.6 yrs$254,000$862
29 Twin Falls County 24.1 yrs$292,700$1,011
30 Lewis County 23.8 yrs$202,400$708
31 Clearwater County 23.7 yrs$240,800$847
32 Cassia County 23.3 yrs$257,300$920
33 Canyon County 23.2 yrs$350,300$1,259
34 Caribou County 22.9 yrs$220,200$800
35 Washington County 22.7 yrs$250,300$919
36 Gooding County 22.5 yrs$231,800$859
37 Clark County 21.9 yrs$203,000$771
38 Power County 21.9 yrs$191,200$729
39 Minidoka County 21.6 yrs$235,300$909
40 Shoshone County 21.1 yrs$222,700$880
41 Camas County 20.9 yrs$248,900$992
42 Elmore County 20.9 yrs$278,300$1,111
43 Lincoln County 20.0 yrs$206,700$860
44 Oneida County 18.8 yrs$228,100$1,009

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.

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Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Idaho

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