Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Idaho
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Idaho ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | $-736 | $860 | $1,596 |
| 2 | Oneida County | $-738 | $1,009 | $1,747 |
| 3 | Clark County | $-768 | $771 | $1,539 |
| 4 | Power County | $-817 | $729 | $1,546 |
| 5 | Shoshone County | $-841 | $880 | $1,721 |
| 6 | Camas County | $-878 | $992 | $1,870 |
| 7 | Minidoka County | $-888 | $909 | $1,797 |
| 8 | Lewis County | $-890 | $708 | $1,598 |
| 9 | Caribou County | $-910 | $800 | $1,710 |
| 10 | Gooding County | $-916 | $859 | $1,775 |
| 11 | Washington County | $-982 | $919 | $1,901 |
| 12 | Elmore County | $-998 | $1,111 | $2,109 |
| 13 | Butte County | $-1,001 | $525 | $1,526 |
| 14 | Clearwater County | $-1,004 | $847 | $1,851 |
| 15 | Cassia County | $-1,011 | $920 | $1,931 |
| 16 | Jerome County | $-1,088 | $862 | $1,950 |
| 17 | Bear Lake County | $-1,090 | $687 | $1,777 |
| 18 | Benewah County | $-1,090 | $853 | $1,943 |
| 19 | Bingham County | $-1,111 | $845 | $1,956 |
| 20 | Bannock County | $-1,179 | $879 | $2,058 |
| 21 | Twin Falls County | $-1,213 | $1,011 | $2,224 |
| 22 | Idaho County | $-1,293 | $797 | $2,090 |
| 23 | Fremont County | $-1,302 | $803 | $2,105 |
| 24 | Nez Perce County | $-1,327 | $936 | $2,263 |
| 25 | Owyhee County | $-1,332 | $771 | $2,103 |
| 26 | Canyon County | $-1,335 | $1,259 | $2,594 |
| 27 | Lemhi County | $-1,365 | $721 | $2,086 |
| 28 | Bonneville County | $-1,376 | $1,054 | $2,430 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | $-1,380 | $1,098 | $2,478 |
| 30 | Custer County | $-1,411 | $744 | $2,155 |
| 31 | Payette County | $-1,414 | $874 | $2,288 |
| 32 | Franklin County | $-1,428 | $831 | $2,259 |
| 33 | Adams County | $-1,571 | $823 | $2,394 |
| 34 | Boundary County | $-1,640 | $867 | $2,507 |
| 35 | Latah County | $-1,667 | $905 | $2,572 |
| 36 | Madison County | $-1,707 | $965 | $2,672 |
| 37 | Gem County | $-1,769 | $887 | $2,656 |
| 38 | Ada County | $-1,983 | $1,465 | $3,448 |
| 39 | Kootenai County | $-2,027 | $1,330 | $3,357 |
| 40 | Bonner County | $-2,041 | $1,059 | $3,100 |
| 41 | Boise County | $-2,174 | $854 | $3,028 |
| 42 | Teton County | $-2,967 | $1,196 | $4,163 |
| 43 | Valley County | $-3,151 | $1,011 | $4,162 |
| 44 | Blaine County | $-3,420 | $1,217 | $4,637 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Idaho