New Meadows, ID housing market
The typical New Meadows home is worth about $621,000, up 3.1% in a year, 30% above the Idaho typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how New Meadows compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
New Meadows at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | New Meadows | Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $263,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $273,000 | $237,000 |
| 2019 | $311,000 | $269,000 |
| 2020 | $343,000 | $299,000 |
| 2021 | $416,000 | $364,000 |
| 2022 | $586,000 | $471,000 |
| 2023 | $588,000 | $464,000 |
| 2024 | $581,000 | $460,000 |
| 2025 | $601,000 | $472,000 |
| 2026 | $611,000 | $478,000 |
| August 2026 | $621,000 | $479,000 |
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in New Meadows in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, New Meadows has permitted 68 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Meadows gained 21 residents while 10 new homes were permitted: about 2.1 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Idaho: 2.7 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 4 | 0 | $878,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $973,000 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 12 | $3.3 million |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $438,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 25 | $3.4 million |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $616,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $136,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $720,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $512,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $355,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 | 16 | $1.2 million |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $305,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $244,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $112,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $60,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $52,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in New Meadows is $1,050 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in New Meadows pay a median of $1,125.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,760
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (83654; Adams 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. 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.