Property tax rate
0.49%Median bill $2,038/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,2382-bed $1,163Per month · CensusDays on market
61 days▼ 4 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Idaho real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Idaho listed for $593,000, up 1.4% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 61 days on the market, faster than 65 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Idaho pay a median of $2,038 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $418,600, an effective rate of about 0.49%.
Renters pay a median of $1,238 a month, and $1,163 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 40 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $593,000 home here comes to about $3,721 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $159,000 a year (the median household here earns $77,800).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$3,721/mo- Principal & interest$3,233
- Property tax$241
- Insurance (est.)$247
$593,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Idaho by bedrooms
Studio$974
1 bedroom$955
2 bedrooms$1,163
3 bedrooms$1,517
4 bedrooms$1,725
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Idaho county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Custer County0.29%
- Valley County0.30%
- Teton County0.31%
- Idaho County0.32%
- Clark County0.33%
Fastest-selling counties
- Ada County44 days
- Bonneville County51 days
- Canyon County51 days
- Kootenai County56 days
- Bannock County70 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada County | $655,000 | 44 | 0.52% | $1,577 |
| Adams County | – | – | 0.36% | $830 |
| Bannock County | $399,675 | 70 | 0.64% | $960 |
| Bear Lake County | – | – | 0.41% | $632 |
| Benewah County | – | – | 0.49% | $875 |
| Bingham County | – | – | 0.50% | $874 |
| Blaine County | – | – | 0.38% | $1,338 |
| Boise County | – | – | 0.34% | $850 |
| Bonner County | – | – | 0.38% | $1,122 |
| Bonneville County | $436,925 | 51 | 0.50% | $1,133 |
| Boundary County | – | – | 0.39% | $877 |
| Butte County | – | – | 0.49% | $608 |
| Camas County | – | – | 0.37% | $1,000 |
| Canyon County | $499,997 | 51 | 0.52% | $1,347 |
| Caribou County | – | – | 0.56% | $847 |
| Cassia County | – | – | 0.41% | $1,000 |
| Clark County | – | – | 0.33% | $773 |
| Clearwater County | – | – | 0.54% | $875 |
| Custer County | – | – | 0.29% | $691 |
| Elmore County | – | – | 0.54% | $1,243 |
| Franklin County | – | – | 0.40% | $894 |
| Fremont County | – | – | 0.44% | $864 |
| Gem County | – | – | 0.33% | $1,038 |
| Gooding County | – | – | 0.51% | $880 |
| Idaho County | – | – | 0.32% | $789 |
| Jefferson County | – | – | 0.45% | $1,138 |
| Jerome County | – | – | 0.63% | $966 |
| Kootenai County | $759,000 | 56 | 0.44% | $1,492 |
| Latah County | – | – | 0.64% | $929 |
| Lemhi County | – | – | 0.35% | $754 |
| Lewis County | – | – | 0.60% | $737 |
| Lincoln County | – | – | 0.43% | $1,021 |
| Madison County | – | – | 0.48% | $1,014 |
| Minidoka County | – | – | 0.48% | $900 |
| Nez Perce County | – | – | 0.78% | $1,015 |
| Oneida County | – | – | 0.44% | $859 |
| Owyhee County | – | – | 0.40% | $821 |
| Payette County | – | – | 0.40% | $860 |
| Power County | – | – | 0.70% | $767 |
| Shoshone County | – | – | 0.50% | $943 |
| Teton County | – | – | 0.31% | $1,319 |
| Twin Falls County | $489,900 | 75 | 0.61% | $1,089 |
| Valley County | – | – | 0.30% | $1,117 |
| Washington County | – | – | 0.49% | $938 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.