Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Idaho
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Idaho ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada County | $1,465 | $3,448 | $476,000 |
| 2 | Kootenai County | $1,330 | $3,357 | $467,400 |
| 3 | Canyon County | $1,259 | $2,594 | $350,300 |
| 4 | Blaine County | $1,217 | $4,637 | $663,800 |
| 5 | Teton County | $1,196 | $4,163 | $595,900 |
| 6 | Elmore County | $1,111 | $2,109 | $278,300 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | $1,098 | $2,478 | $335,000 |
| 8 | Bonner County | $1,059 | $3,100 | $433,400 |
| 9 | Bonneville County | $1,054 | $2,430 | $327,000 |
| 10 | Twin Falls County | $1,011 | $2,224 | $292,700 |
| 11 | Valley County | $1,011 | $4,162 | $599,500 |
| 12 | Oneida County | $1,009 | $1,747 | $228,100 |
| 13 | Camas County | $992 | $1,870 | $248,900 |
| 14 | Madison County | $965 | $2,672 | $365,000 |
| 15 | Nez Perce County | $936 | $2,263 | $291,300 |
| 16 | Cassia County | $920 | $1,931 | $257,300 |
| 17 | Washington County | $919 | $1,901 | $250,300 |
| 18 | Minidoka County | $909 | $1,797 | $235,300 |
| 19 | Latah County | $905 | $2,572 | $342,500 |
| 20 | Gem County | $887 | $2,656 | $367,300 |
| 21 | Shoshone County | $880 | $1,721 | $222,700 |
| 22 | Bannock County | $879 | $2,058 | $267,200 |
| 23 | Payette County | $874 | $2,288 | $310,700 |
| 24 | Boundary County | $867 | $2,507 | $344,100 |
| 25 | Jerome County | $862 | $1,950 | $254,000 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | $860 | $1,596 | $206,700 |
| 27 | Gooding County | $859 | $1,775 | $231,800 |
| 28 | Boise County | $854 | $3,028 | $424,100 |
| 29 | Benewah County | $853 | $1,943 | $255,800 |
| 30 | Clearwater County | $847 | $1,851 | $240,800 |
| 31 | Bingham County | $845 | $1,956 | $258,000 |
| 32 | Franklin County | $831 | $2,259 | $304,000 |
| 33 | Adams County | $823 | $2,394 | $327,300 |
| 34 | Fremont County | $803 | $2,105 | $281,800 |
| 35 | Caribou County | $800 | $1,710 | $220,200 |
| 36 | Idaho County | $797 | $2,090 | $284,600 |
| 37 | Clark County | $771 | $1,539 | $203,000 |
| 38 | Owyhee County | $771 | $2,103 | $281,600 |
| 39 | Custer County | $744 | $2,155 | $295,600 |
| 40 | Power County | $729 | $1,546 | $191,200 |
| 41 | Lemhi County | $721 | $2,086 | $282,100 |
| 42 | Lewis County | $708 | $1,598 | $202,400 |
| 43 | Bear Lake County | $687 | $1,777 | $234,200 |
| 44 | Butte County | $525 | $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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Idaho