A typical Onaway home is worth roughly $242,000
Home prices around Onaway have risen about 48% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2020.
What kind of housing town is Onaway?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 48% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Onaway rose 48% over the past 5 years, slower than across Idaho (57%). Last year prices fell 15%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Onaway, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
What it takes to buy in Onaway
Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Onaway home, with $80K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $360 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Idaho typical property tax (0.49% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Latah County, ID): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2020
No permits for new homes were issued in Onaway in 2020 or in any year since 2008.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | — |
Onaway's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2020, so the 2020 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
77% of Onaway households own their home
Half of Onaway’s homes were built before 1975.
Idaho: 72% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Onaway vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Onaway. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2022 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onaway | $242K* | −14.7%† | $1,010 | — | $78,750 |
| Potlatch | $310K | +8% | $1,010 | 0 | $76,607 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Onaway buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.