Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Idaho
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Idaho ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butte County | $525 | $1,526 | $195,800 |
| 2 | Bear Lake County | $687 | $1,777 | $234,200 |
| 3 | Lewis County | $708 | $1,598 | $202,400 |
| 4 | Lemhi County | $721 | $2,086 | $282,100 |
| 5 | Power County | $729 | $1,546 | $191,200 |
| 6 | Custer County | $744 | $2,155 | $295,600 |
| 7 | Clark County | $771 | $1,539 | $203,000 |
| 8 | Owyhee County | $771 | $2,103 | $281,600 |
| 9 | Idaho County | $797 | $2,090 | $284,600 |
| 10 | Caribou County | $800 | $1,710 | $220,200 |
| 11 | Fremont County | $803 | $2,105 | $281,800 |
| 12 | Adams County | $823 | $2,394 | $327,300 |
| 13 | Franklin County | $831 | $2,259 | $304,000 |
| 14 | Bingham County | $845 | $1,956 | $258,000 |
| 15 | Clearwater County | $847 | $1,851 | $240,800 |
| 16 | Benewah County | $853 | $1,943 | $255,800 |
| 17 | Boise County | $854 | $3,028 | $424,100 |
| 18 | Gooding County | $859 | $1,775 | $231,800 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | $860 | $1,596 | $206,700 |
| 20 | Jerome County | $862 | $1,950 | $254,000 |
| 21 | Boundary County | $867 | $2,507 | $344,100 |
| 22 | Payette County | $874 | $2,288 | $310,700 |
| 23 | Bannock County | $879 | $2,058 | $267,200 |
| 24 | Shoshone County | $880 | $1,721 | $222,700 |
| 25 | Gem County | $887 | $2,656 | $367,300 |
| 26 | Latah County | $905 | $2,572 | $342,500 |
| 27 | Minidoka County | $909 | $1,797 | $235,300 |
| 28 | Washington County | $919 | $1,901 | $250,300 |
| 29 | Cassia County | $920 | $1,931 | $257,300 |
| 30 | Nez Perce County | $936 | $2,263 | $291,300 |
| 31 | Madison County | $965 | $2,672 | $365,000 |
| 32 | Camas County | $992 | $1,870 | $248,900 |
| 33 | Oneida County | $1,009 | $1,747 | $228,100 |
| 34 | Twin Falls County | $1,011 | $2,224 | $292,700 |
| 35 | Valley County | $1,011 | $4,162 | $599,500 |
| 36 | Bonneville County | $1,054 | $2,430 | $327,000 |
| 37 | Bonner County | $1,059 | $3,100 | $433,400 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | $1,098 | $2,478 | $335,000 |
| 39 | Elmore County | $1,111 | $2,109 | $278,300 |
| 40 | Teton County | $1,196 | $4,163 | $595,900 |
| 41 | Blaine County | $1,217 | $4,637 | $663,800 |
| 42 | Canyon County | $1,259 | $2,594 | $350,300 |
| 43 | Kootenai County | $1,330 | $3,357 | $467,400 |
| 44 | Ada County | $1,465 | $3,448 | $476,000 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Idaho