IDIdaho rankings

Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Idaho

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 23 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Jerome 30.9% Median rent $947 2 Kuna 31.7% Median rent $1,774 3 Payette 32.9% Median rent $837

#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households

Jerome12,930 people 30.9% $947 1,038

2 Kuna27,158 people 31.7% $1,774 1,505

3 Payette8,536 people 32.9% $837 1,231

Mountain Home16,493 people 42.1% $1,155 1,922

Idaho Falls67,725 people 42.2% $1,075 8,564

6 Ammon19,064 people 42.2% $1,372 1,911

Blackfoot12,782 people 43.1% $839 1,310

Lewiston34,651 people 45% $1,027 4,353

Burley11,958 people 47.6% $984 1,584

Pocatello57,635 people 47.7% $948 7,672

Hayden16,338 people 47.7% $1,733 1,476

12 Boise City237,242 people 49% $1,446 35,656

13 Meridian130,138 people 49.5% $1,805 11,796

Caldwell66,516 people 49.6% $1,264 5,482

Chubbuck16,126 people 49.6% $1,048 1,524

16 Rexburg40,543 people 49.7% $1,004 7,033

17 Nampa110,319 people 50.1% $1,420 11,167

18 Post Falls43,391 people 51.1% $1,469 5,490

Sandpoint9,637 people 52.1% $1,125 1,706

Twin Falls54,164 people 53.6% $1,082 7,363

Moscow26,286 people 54.7% $927 5,895

22 Coeur d'Alene56,447 people 56.6% $1,468 9,226

23 Eagle32,855 people 57.5% $1,765 1,945

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Idaho as a whole is 46.9%.

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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