Average Rent in Idaho

Rental market overview for Idaho, powered by HUD and Census data.

Median Rent

$941

Median Income

$61,110

Rent Burden

-172413772.3%

Avg FMR (2BR)

N/A

Idaho Rental Market Overview

Idaho has approximately 232 cities with rental data tracked by StayRentals. Roughly 24.9% of housing units in the state are renter-occupied. The state's median rent is approximately $941, which is 31% lower than the national median of $1,365. (Source: Census ACS)

With a rental vacancy rate of approximately 18.1%%, the Idaho rental market may offer renters more options and negotiating power. (Source: Census ACS)

Most and Least Affordable Cities

Most affordable cities (lowest rent burden):

American Falls: median rent of $693, median income of $55,465, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 17.9%. (Source: Census ACS)

Rigby: median rent of $915, median income of $73,807, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 19.6%. (Source: Census ACS)

Kimberly: median rent of $979, median income of $72,063, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 19.8%. (Source: Census ACS)

Kuna: median rent of $1,630, median income of $83,960, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 21.3%. (Source: Census ACS)

Bellevue: median rent of $1,083, median income of $70,089, resulting in a rent burden of approximately 22.4%. (Source: Census ACS)

Most expensive cities (highest rent burden):

Hidden Springs: median rent of $1,917, with a rent burden of approximately 51.0%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)

Dalton Gardens: median rent of $835, with a rent burden of approximately 41.6%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)

Weiser: median rent of $852, with a rent burden of approximately 40.6%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)

Soda Springs: median rent of $693, with a rent burden of approximately 39.4%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)

Kellogg: median rent of $913, with a rent burden of approximately 37.1%. Lower incomes relative to rent contribute to higher cost burden. (Source: Census ACS)

Renting in Idaho: What to Know

Renter protections and landlord-tenant laws vary by state and municipality within Idaho. Most states require landlords to provide advance notice before raising rent on month-to-month leases, though the specific notice period varies. Some municipalities within Idaho may have additional local tenant protections.

Housing laws change frequently. For advice specific to your situation, consult a local tenant rights organization, legal aid society, or attorney. StayRentals does not provide legal advice.

Idaho Rental Market Trends

Rent trends for Idaho are tracked through the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for shelter costs. Nationally, rent costs have generally increased over the past decade, though the rate of increase varies by metro area and time period.

Detailed monthly rent CPI data is available for major metropolitan areas. Visit our homepage for the national rent CPI trend chart, or explore individual city pages for local context. (Source: BLS Consumer Price Index)

Cities in Idaho

232 cities with rental data, sorted by population.

City	Population	Median Rent	Rent Burden	FMR (2BR)
Boise City	234,192	$1,223	27.7%	N/A
Meridian	119,872	$1,548	29.9%	N/A
Nampa	102,598	$1,201	28.0%	N/A
Idaho Falls	65,685	$931	27.5%	N/A
Caldwell	61,212	$1,012	30.8%	N/A
Pocatello	56,582	$790	25.5%	N/A
Coeur d'Alene	54,599	$1,212	31.7%	N/A
Twin Falls	52,315	$952	30.3%	N/A
Post Falls	40,002	$1,186	30.2%	N/A
Rexburg	38,803	$900	33.0%	N/A
Lewiston	34,270	$890	30.2%	N/A
Eagle	30,635	$1,754	31.2%	N/A
Moscow	25,616	$868	29.7%	N/A
Kuna	24,845	$1,630	21.3%	N/A
Ammon	17,921	$1,113	23.1%	N/A
Mountain Home	16,026	$997	28.4%	N/A
Hayden	15,703	$1,398	34.7%	N/A
Chubbuck	15,638	$931	26.5%	N/A
Jerome	12,482	$862	23.8%	N/A
Blackfoot	12,349	$767	25.6%	N/A
Garden City	12,301	$1,132	31.4%	N/A
Star	11,971	$1,246	23.5%	N/A
Burley	11,506	$871	27.6%	N/A
Middleton	9,614	$1,060	33.7%	N/A
Rathdrum	9,556	$1,189	31.0%	N/A
Hailey	9,238	$1,095	28.8%	N/A
Sandpoint	8,899	$1,039	30.4%	N/A
Payette	8,182	$792	23.7%	N/A
Emmett	7,694	$804	29.5%	N/A
Fruitland	6,169	$939	28.3%	N/A
Rupert	6,066	$756	28.7%	N/A
Weiser	5,678	$852	40.6%	N/A
Preston	5,668	$764	22.8%	N/A
Rigby	5,097	$915	19.6%	N/A
Shelley	4,878	$1,006	27.1%	N/A
Kimberly	4,696	$979	19.8%	N/A
Buhl	4,577	$628	26.0%	N/A
American Falls	4,573	$693	17.9%	N/A
McCall	3,731	$968	35.3%	N/A
St. Anthony	3,730	$688	32.1%	N/A
Gooding	3,673	$829	35.2%	N/A
Heyburn	3,640	$958	24.3%	N/A
Lincoln	3,638	$1,118	29.1%	N/A
Hidden Springs	3,584	$1,917	51.0%	N/A
Ketchum	3,490	$1,370	25.8%	N/A
Grangeville	3,369	$787	36.0%	N/A
Orofino	3,251	$930	31.5%	N/A
Mountain Home AFB	3,184	$1,546	28.9%	N/A
Salmon	3,147	$706	37.0%	N/A
Soda Springs	3,124	$693	39.4%	N/A
Homedale	2,926	$885	30.4%	N/A
Wendell	2,900	$827	27.7%	N/A
Victor	2,876	$1,046	36.1%	N/A
Bonners Ferry	2,558	$841	27.1%	N/A
Bellevue	2,554	$1,083	22.4%	N/A
Driggs	2,548	$1,067	25.4%	N/A
Dalton Gardens	2,510	$835	41.6%	N/A
St. Maries	2,410	$775	31.9%	N/A
Spirit Lake	2,375	$1,071	26.5%	N/A
Kellogg	2,294	$913	37.1%	N/A
Malad City	2,219	$825	32.5%	N/A
Priest River	2,170	$696	27.6%	N/A
Sugar City	2,055	$1,164	26.4%	N/A
Pinehurst	1,993	$894	26.5%	N/A
Parma	1,937	$943	24.1%	N/A
Shoshone	1,687	$831	23.3%	N/A
Wilder	1,672	$740	29.2%	N/A
New Plymouth	1,645	$873	21.7%	N/A
Ucon	1,631	$906	37.5%	N/A
Osburn	1,625	$716	28.3%	N/A
Tyhee	1,469	$1,007	43.2%	N/A
Hansen	1,462	$732	24.7%	N/A
Grace	1,413	$625	9.0%	N/A
Sun Valley	1,383	$2,162	23.4%	N/A
Ashton	1,367	$781	21.8%	N/A
Moreland	1,343	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Paul	1,334	$721	16.2%	N/A
Glenns Ferry	1,327	$618	26.9%	N/A
Avimor	1,314	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Lapwai	1,310	$924	22.7%	N/A
Moyie Springs	1,293	$685	14.1%	N/A
Carey	1,244	$1,034	19.2%	N/A
Marsing	1,244	$608	14.1%	N/A
Cottonwood	1,243	$844	20.0%	N/A
Robie Creek	1,237	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Kamiah	1,210	$552	26.6%	N/A
Genesee	1,209	$1,250	27.1%	N/A
Ponderay	1,208	$899	32.3%	N/A
Hagerman	1,198	$954	22.5%	N/A
Cascade	1,197	$1,010	51.0%	N/A
Groveland	1,190	$1,170	25.0%	N/A
Plummer	1,158	$926	32.0%	N/A
Kootenai	1,152	$1,568	23.2%	N/A
Hazelton	1,094	$633	24.8%	N/A
Wallace	1,083	$726	22.0%	N/A
Riverside	1,074	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
McCammon	1,017	$803	23.2%	N/A
Greenleaf	995	$1,504	38.6%	N/A
Clark Fork	963	$1,080	18.9%	N/A
Inkom	954	$1,131	27.5%	N/A
Troy	945	$905	25.2%	N/A
Hauser	935	$1,094	20.0%	N/A
Teton	909	$883	20.0%	N/A
Potlatch	876	$870	37.0%	N/A
Franklin	856	$1,021	28.3%	N/A
Challis	840	$592	31.3%	N/A
Downey	806	$862	51.0%	N/A
Ririe	802	$1,000	16.7%	N/A
Oakley	795	$767	29.2%	N/A
Horseshoe Bend	794	$784	19.8%	N/A
Athol	790	$850	32.3%	N/A
Arbon Valley	784	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Hayden Lake	770	$1,977	25.3%	N/A
Menan	759	$1,096	37.5%	N/A
Georgetown	757	$1,018	20.6%	N/A
Arco	749	$527	37.5%	N/A
Clifton	735	$763	20.5%	N/A
Smelterville	728	$805	41.3%	N/A
Paris	727	$868	44.3%	N/A
Dover	720	$1,625	22.9%	N/A
Mullan	692	$1,000	30.0%	N/A
Idaho City	673	$729	28.0%	N/A
Parker	661	N/A	13.6%	N/A
Council	655	$790	23.5%	N/A
Notus	633	$1,051	30.8%	N/A
Kooskia	608	$675	30.7%	N/A
Melba	602	$861	31.5%	N/A
Mackay	587	$967	29.2%	N/A
Juliaetta	585	$1,044	38.4%	N/A
Silverton	576	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Letha	572	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Dubois	530	$725	30.6%	N/A
Weston	527	$1,063	19.6%	N/A
Nezperce	518	$625	26.7%	N/A
Firth	516	$917	27.3%	N/A
Richfield	509	$678	27.3%	N/A
Dayton	505	$1,125	-666666666.0%	N/A
Deary	501	$941	22.1%	N/A
Craigmont	501	$917	22.5%	N/A
Declo	498	$1,059	24.5%	N/A
Newdale	493	$1,125	37.5%	N/A
Grand View	485	$643	21.9%	N/A
Oldtown	480	$811	20.6%	N/A
Mud Lake	468	$1,067	22.4%	N/A
Fairfield	463	$992	32.5%	N/A
Roberts	461	$430	19.4%	N/A
Lewisville	451	$833	12.5%	N/A
Blanchard	438	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Basalt	430	$1,036	27.5%	N/A
Garden Valley	409	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Eden	396	$806	14.2%	N/A
Culdesac	392	$905	32.1%	N/A
Tetonia	389	$1,125	31.5%	N/A
Pierce	388	$500	21.9%	N/A
Hollister	376	$900	24.6%	N/A
Albion	375	$964	14.8%	N/A
Weippe	369	$500	23.6%	N/A
Bancroft	347	$1,050	17.1%	N/A
Wardner	330	$1,100	44.5%	N/A
Yellow Pine	327	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Arimo	326	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Cambridge	326	N/A	51.0%	N/A
Gannett	316	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Kendrick	313	$912	21.9%	N/A
Rockford Bay	306	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Malta	294	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Dietrich	294	$950	27.5%	N/A
New Meadows	293	$792	20.4%	N/A
Lava Hot Springs	293	$783	35.0%	N/A
Laclede	291	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Bliss	281	$579	23.0%	N/A
Harrison	277	$795	31.3%	N/A
Midvale	273	$725	30.0%	N/A
Winchester	263	$740	21.7%	N/A
Riggins	258	$725	39.4%	N/A
Worley	258	$900	14.6%	N/A
Swan Valley	255	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Hammett	253	$944	17.8%	N/A
Elk City	253	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Stanley	225	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Onaway	223	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
East Hope	222	$1,125	23.3%	N/A
Donnelly	215	$850	48.8%	N/A
Moore	211	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Crouch	202	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Rockford	199	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Bovill	196	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Castleford	196	$910	22.2%	N/A
Irwin	196	N/A	9.0%	N/A
Bloomington	193	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Acequia	187	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Ferdinand	179	$663	24.2%	N/A
Minidoka	175	$1,097	36.9%	N/A
Murphy	172	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Sweetwater	172	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Peck	165	$785	19.2%	N/A
Elk River	164	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Stites	163	$806	51.0%	N/A
Huetter	161	$781	28.2%	N/A
Murtaugh	154	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Rockland	151	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Princeton	149	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Fernwood	146	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Island Park	144	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Bennington	142	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Fernan Lake Village	135	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Leadore	132	$1,063	26.7%	N/A
Conkling Park	130	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
St. Charles	123	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
De Smet	122	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Hope	96	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Smiths Ferry	82	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Butte City	72	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Reubens	72	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Tensed	72	$419	25.8%	N/A
Viola	57	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
White Bird	50	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Parkline	45	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Bruneau	41	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Placerville	41	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Hamer	38	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Oxford	38	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Spencer	23	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Lowman	22	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Atomic City	21	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
State Line	16	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Clayton	15	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Lost River	10	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Coolin	9	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Banks	5	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Drummond	3	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A
Warm River	0	N/A	-666666666.0%	N/A

Data Sources

**Data Sources:**

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index for Rent of Primary Residence

Data is updated periodically. Census ACS data reflects 5-year estimates. HUD Fair Market Rents are updated annually. BLS rent CPI is updated monthly.

StayRentals is not a real estate agent, landlord, or property manager. This content is for educational and informational purposes only. Rent estimates are based on government data and may not reflect current market conditions. Housing laws vary by state and municipality. Consult a local tenant rights organization or attorney for advice specific to your situation.

Sources: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index.

Data vintage: HUD FMR FY 2025, Census ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, BLS CPI updated monthly. Government data may lag 1–2 years behind current market conditions.