Kootenai, ID housing market
The typical Kootenai home is worth about $489,000, up 4.6% in a year, close to the Idaho typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Kootenai compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Kootenai at a glance
Only 1 sale in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2017–2026
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| January | Kootenai | Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $248,000 | $237,000 |
| 2019 | $267,000 | $269,000 |
| 2020 | $289,000 | $299,000 |
| 2021 | $348,000 | $364,000 |
| 2022 | $455,000 | $471,000 |
| 2023 | $466,000 | $464,000 |
| 2024 | $471,000 | $460,000 |
| 2025 | $469,000 | $472,000 |
| 2026 | $474,000 | $478,000 |
| August 2026 | $489,000 | $479,000 |
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Kootenai in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2 million to build. That's 4.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Idaho (10). Over the past 10 years, Kootenai has permitted 84 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $46,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $361,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $444,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $315,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $5.8 million |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $790,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $632,000 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.1 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Kootenai and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenai | $489K | +4.6% | $1,600 | 5 | $70,885 |
| Ponderay | — | — | $1,270 | 17 | $51,346 |
6.9 years of income
The typical Kootenai home costs about 6.9 years of the town's median household income, more than across Idaho (6.2 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,600
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Kootenai is $1,600 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Kootenai pay a median of $1,673. A two-bedroom takes about 27% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,210 · 4 bedrooms $2,420
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (83840, 83864; Bonner County, ID), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, April 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.