Boise County, ID real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$476,100Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.34%Below state avg 0.49%Median bill $1,611/yr · Census

Median rent

$8502-bed $784Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Boise County, ID real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Boise County pay a median of $1,611 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $476,100, an effective rate of about 0.34%. The Idaho average is 0.49%, which makes Boise County the #7 lowest-tax of 44 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $850 a month, and $784 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 47 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 $476,000 home here comes to about $2,928 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $125,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,774).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$2,928/mo
  • Principal & interest$2,596
  • Property tax$134
  • Insurance (est.)$198

$476,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Boise County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$59638% below state
2 bedrooms$78433% below state
3 bedrooms$1,26017% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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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 county; individual homes vary. For information only.