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Most affordable towns in Idaho

Ranked by how many years of a typical ID household income ($77,800) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 62 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Orofino
Idaho · Most affordable

Orofino ranks #7 of 62

2.9 yrs of a typical ID income buys a typical home · Visit Orofino →

Orofino ranks #7 of 62 for most affordable in Idaho
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1 Aberdeen 2.2 yrs $174,500 median home Map of American Falls 2 American Falls 2.4 yrs $185,600 median home Map of Gooding 3 Gooding 2.4 yrs $186,100 median home
#TownYears of incomeHome valueMedian income
1 Aberdeen2,564 people 2.2 yrs $174,500 $82,619
2 Map of American Falls American Falls4,712 people 2.4 yrs $185,600 $57,783
3 Map of Gooding Gooding3,778 people 2.4 yrs $186,100 $41,899
4 Map of Fort Hall Fort Hall2,654 people 2.6 yrs $203,300 $44,514
5 Map of Rupert Rupert6,190 people 2.6 yrs $205,200 $54,741
6 Weiser5,935 people 2.9 yrs $223,400 $45,292
7 Map of Orofino Orofino3,260 people 2.9 yrs $223,400 $53,438
8 Map of Jerome Jerome12,930 people 2.9 yrs $225,400 $66,894
9 Burley Burley11,958 people 3.0 yrs $231,300 $67,468
10 Map of St. Anthony St. Anthony3,911 people 3.0 yrs $231,900 $53,152
11 Map of Salmon Salmon3,203 people 3.0 yrs $235,500 $42,844
12 St. Maries2,915 people 3.0 yrs $236,300 $60,458
13 Map of Heyburn Heyburn3,693 people 3.1 yrs $237,800 $64,179
14 Map of Homedale Homedale3,069 people 3.1 yrs $238,000 $62,117
15 Map of Montpelier Montpelier2,694 people 3.1 yrs $240,300 $61,375
16 Soda Springs Soda Springs3,158 people 3.1 yrs $241,400 $57,361
17 Map of Wendell Wendell2,981 people 3.1 yrs $242,100 $57,266
18 Map of Buhl Buhl4,673 people 3.2 yrs $247,500 $55,568
19 Map of Filer Filer2,925 people 3.2 yrs $247,500 $64,671
20 Malad City2,601 people 3.2 yrs $249,400 $77,237
21 Map of Blackfoot Blackfoot12,782 people 3.4 yrs $262,500 $64,032
22 Map of Pocatello Pocatello57,635 people 3.5 yrs $271,000 $60,418
23 Payette8,536 people 3.6 yrs $276,500 $55,208
24 Map of Bonners Ferry Bonners Ferry2,669 people 3.6 yrs $281,400 $52,500
25 Map of Grangeville Grangeville3,515 people 3.8 yrs $293,300 $61,322
26 Map of Shelley Shelley5,092 people 3.8 yrs $295,200 $77,563
27 Mountain Home Mountain Home16,493 people 4.0 yrs $309,400 $63,125
28 Twin Falls Twin Falls54,164 people 4.1 yrs $321,300 $61,205
29 Map of Fruitland Fruitland6,663 people 4.2 yrs $329,600 $65,457
30 Map of Lewiston Lewiston34,651 people 4.3 yrs $333,700 $72,197
31 Map of Idaho Falls Idaho Falls67,725 people 4.3 yrs $335,500 $73,110
32 Rigby5,404 people 4.3 yrs $336,200 $85,056
33 Map of Kimberly Kimberly5,111 people 4.4 yrs $339,400 $97,799
34 Map of Chubbuck Chubbuck16,126 people 4.4 yrs $341,700 $82,977
35 Emmett8,275 people 4.4 yrs $342,000 $58,750
36 Preston5,928 people 4.5 yrs $350,300 $61,039
37 Map of Caldwell Caldwell66,516 people 4.7 yrs $367,300 $73,058
38 Nampa110,319 people 4.8 yrs $370,800 $74,279
39 Map of Moscow Moscow26,286 people 4.8 yrs $376,400 $57,022
40 Lincoln4,002 people 4.9 yrs $377,500 $84,280
41 Ammon19,064 people 4.9 yrs $381,800 $86,121
42 Rexburg40,543 people 5.1 yrs $395,100 $50,617
43 Map of Middleton Middleton10,649 people 5.2 yrs $403,100 $89,013
44 Iona2,984 people 5.4 yrs $420,300 $84,914
45 Kuna27,158 people 5.4 yrs $423,900 $96,219
46 Map of Rathdrum Rathdrum10,874 people 5.7 yrs $444,100 $86,563
47 Garden City Garden City12,654 people 5.8 yrs $449,500 $70,124
48 Map of Sandpoint Sandpoint9,637 people 6.0 yrs $465,600 $72,289
49 Post Falls43,391 people 6.1 yrs $477,400 $82,183
50 Coeur d'Alene56,447 people 6.2 yrs $483,500 $72,338
51 Boise City237,242 people 6.2 yrs $484,800 $83,904
52 Map of Hayden Hayden16,338 people 6.4 yrs $494,500 $82,958
53 Map of Driggs Driggs2,925 people 6.7 yrs $525,100 $95,392
54 Meridian130,138 people 6.8 yrs $531,600 $100,795
55 Bellevue2,588 people 6.9 yrs $539,000 $72,712
56 Map of Star Star14,745 people 7.3 yrs $564,300 $97,936
57 Map of Victor Victor3,067 people 7.9 yrs $617,300 $77,267
58 Hailey9,665 people 8.2 yrs $637,800 $90,760
59 Map of McCall McCall3,946 people 8.7 yrs $676,500 $60,253
60 Eagle32,855 people 9.9 yrs $772,900 $122,894
61 Map of Hidden Springs Hidden Springs3,378 people 9.9 yrs $773,500 $163,203
62 Map of Ketchum Ketchum3,594 people 10.6 yrs $824,000 $93,046

How this ranking works

We divide each town’s median home value by the ID median household income ($77,800). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Idaho as a whole it’s 5.4 years.

Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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