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Least affordable housing, Idaho counties

Idaho counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 44 counties in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 4.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gem County, ID, up 16 places to #6.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲6Valley County, IDID12,8318.6+188%

02▼1Blaine County, IDID25,5177.9+107%

03▼1Bonner County, IDID54,4207.3+157%

04▲2Teton County, IDID13,2546.9+172%

05▼1Madison County, IDID55,1726.9+131%

06▲16Gem County, IDID21,7736.6+207%

07▲2Kootenai County, IDID191,8646.3+152%

08▼3Lemhi County, IDID8,4746.1+170%

09▼6Boundary County, IDID13,9976.1+173%

10▲1Adams County, IDID5,0136.1+212%

11▲1Boise County, IDID8,5456.0+158%

12▼4Custer County, IDID4,6365.6+173%

13▼3Latah County, IDID41,8425.6+101%

14▲1Ada County, IDID546,1415.6+141%

15▲16Owyhee County, IDID12,6615.6+158%

16▼3Camas County, IDID1,3165.2+274%

17▲3Franklin County, IDID15,8895.2+182%

18Washington County, IDID11,5835.2+111%

19Canyon County, IDID275,1235.1+129%

20▲6Payette County, IDID27,8245.1+133%

21▲7Twin Falls County, IDID97,5395.0+132%

22▼1Benewah County, IDID10,5084.9+140%

23Elmore County, IDID29,4654.8+98%

24▲9Shoshone County, IDID14,1304.8+210%

25▲2Jefferson County, IDID35,2974.7+112%

26▼12Idaho County, IDID17,8744.7+130%

27▲5Bonneville County, IDID135,7714.7+124%

28▼4Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054.6+104%

29▲6Bannock County, IDID91,5914.5+123%

30▼14Clearwater County, IDID9,1184.5+149%

31▼6Lewis County, IDID3,7044.4+138%

32▲6Fremont County, IDID14,2084.3+111%

33▼16Butte County, IDID2,7834.1+163%

34Cassia County, IDID26,3974.0+104%

35▲2Gooding County, IDID16,4463.9+94%

36▼7Clark County, IDID7833.9+143%

37▼1Jerome County, IDID26,3623.8+93%

38▲5Bingham County, IDID51,1533.8+86%

39Minidoka County, IDID22,9113.7+110%

40Bear Lake County, IDID6,7273.7+103%

41▼11Oneida County, IDID5,0853.6+85%

42Lincoln County, IDID5,6033.6+113%

43▲1Caribou County, IDID7,2523.5+119%

44▼3Power County, IDID8,2463.5+75%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES