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Least affordable housing, Idaho counties · 2020

Idaho counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 3.7.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Blaine County, IDID25,5177.1+85%

02Bonner County, IDID54,4205.3+89%

03Boundary County, IDID13,9975.2+132%

04Madison County, IDID55,1725.2+73%

05Lemhi County, IDID8,4744.9+118%

06Teton County, IDID13,2544.9+92%

07Valley County, IDID12,8314.9+62%

08Custer County, IDID4,6364.8+134%

09Kootenai County, IDID191,8644.8+92%

10Latah County, IDID41,8424.8+70%

11Adams County, IDID5,0134.5+132%

12Boise County, IDID8,5454.5+93%

13Camas County, IDID1,3164.5+218%

14Idaho County, IDID17,8744.4+116%

15Ada County, IDID546,1414.3+83%

16Clearwater County, IDID9,1184.0+121%

17Butte County, IDID2,7833.9+151%

18Washington County, IDID11,5833.9+59%

19Canyon County, IDID275,1233.7+67%

20Franklin County, IDID15,8893.7+102%

21Benewah County, IDID10,5083.7+81%

22Gem County, IDID21,7733.7+71%

23Elmore County, IDID29,4653.6+47%

24Nez Perce County, IDID42,9053.6+59%

25Lewis County, IDID3,7043.5+93%

26Payette County, IDID27,8243.5+61%

27Jefferson County, IDID35,2973.4+54%

28Twin Falls County, IDID97,5393.4+58%

29Clark County, IDID7833.4+109%

30Oneida County, IDID5,0853.4+71%

31Owyhee County, IDID12,6613.3+53%

32Bonneville County, IDID135,7713.3+58%

33Shoshone County, IDID14,1303.3+111%

34Cassia County, IDID26,3973.2+64%

35Bannock County, IDID91,5913.2+59%

36Jerome County, IDID26,3623.2+64%

37Gooding County, IDID16,4463.1+53%

38Fremont County, IDID14,2083.0+44%

39Minidoka County, IDID22,9112.9+65%

40Bear Lake County, IDID6,7272.9+62%

41Power County, IDID8,2462.9+47%

42Lincoln County, IDID5,6032.9+73%

43Bingham County, IDID51,1532.9+42%

44Caribou County, IDID7,2522.6+62%

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