Nez Perce County, ID real estate

What the numbers say

Nez Perce County, ID real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Nez Perce County pay a median of $2,609 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $334,700, an effective rate of about 0.78%. The Idaho average is 0.49%, which makes Nez Perce County the #44 lowest-tax of 44 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,015 a month, and $1,061 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 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 $335,000 home here comes to about $2,182 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $93,000 a year (the median household here earns $72,599).