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Least affordable housing, Idaho counties · 1990

Idaho counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 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 2.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Blaine County, IDID25,5173.8–

02Valley County, IDID12,8313.0–

03Madison County, IDID55,1723.0–

04Bonner County, IDID54,4202.8–

05Latah County, IDID41,8422.8–

06Teton County, IDID13,2542.5–

07Kootenai County, IDID191,8642.5–

08Elmore County, IDID29,4652.5–

09Washington County, IDID11,5832.4–

10Boise County, IDID8,5452.3–

11Ada County, IDID546,1412.3–

12Lemhi County, IDID8,4742.3–

13Nez Perce County, IDID42,9052.3–

14Boundary County, IDID13,9972.2–

15Canyon County, IDID275,1232.2–

16Jefferson County, IDID35,2972.2–

17Payette County, IDID27,8242.2–

18Twin Falls County, IDID97,5392.2–

19Owyhee County, IDID12,6612.2–

20Gem County, IDID21,7732.2–

21Bonneville County, IDID135,7712.1–

22Custer County, IDID4,6362.1–

23Fremont County, IDID14,2082.1–

24Benewah County, IDID10,5082.0–

25Gooding County, IDID16,4462.0–

26Idaho County, IDID17,8742.0–

27Bannock County, IDID91,5912.0–

28Bingham County, IDID51,1532.0–

29Power County, IDID8,2462.0–

30Cassia County, IDID26,3972.0–

31Oneida County, IDID5,0852.0–

32Jerome County, IDID26,3622.0–

33Adams County, IDID5,0132.0–

34Franklin County, IDID15,8891.8–

35Lewis County, IDID3,7041.8–

36Bear Lake County, IDID6,7271.8–

37Clearwater County, IDID9,1181.8–

38Minidoka County, IDID22,9111.8–

39Lincoln County, IDID5,6031.7–

40Clark County, IDID7831.6–

41Caribou County, IDID7,2521.6–

42Butte County, IDID2,7831.6–

43Shoshone County, IDID14,1301.6–

44Camas County, IDID1,3161.4–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS