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Most affordable housing, Idaho counties

Idaho counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). 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: Butte County, ID, up 16 places to #12.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲3Power County, IDID8,2463.5+75%

02▼1Caribou County, IDID7,2523.5+119%

03Lincoln County, IDID5,6033.6+113%

04▲11Oneida County, IDID5,0853.6+85%

05Bear Lake County, IDID6,7273.7+103%

06Minidoka County, IDID22,9113.7+110%

07▼5Bingham County, IDID51,1533.8+86%

08▲1Jerome County, IDID26,3623.8+93%

09▲7Clark County, IDID7833.9+143%

10▼2Gooding County, IDID16,4463.9+94%

11Cassia County, IDID26,3974.0+104%

12▲16Butte County, IDID2,7834.1+163%

13▼6Fremont County, IDID14,2084.3+111%

14▲6Lewis County, IDID3,7044.4+138%

15▲14Clearwater County, IDID9,1184.5+149%

16▼6Bannock County, IDID91,5914.5+123%

17▲4Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054.6+104%

18▼5Bonneville County, IDID135,7714.7+124%

19▲12Idaho County, IDID17,8744.7+130%

20▼2Jefferson County, IDID35,2974.7+112%

21▼9Shoshone County, IDID14,1304.8+210%

22Elmore County, IDID29,4654.8+98%

23▲1Benewah County, IDID10,5084.9+140%

24▼7Twin Falls County, IDID97,5395.0+132%

25▼6Payette County, IDID27,8245.1+133%

26Canyon County, IDID275,1235.1+129%

27Washington County, IDID11,5835.2+111%

28▼3Franklin County, IDID15,8895.2+182%

29▲3Camas County, IDID1,3165.2+274%

30▼16Owyhee County, IDID12,6615.6+158%

31▼1Ada County, IDID546,1415.6+141%

32▲3Latah County, IDID41,8425.6+101%

33▲4Custer County, IDID4,6365.6+173%

34▼1Boise County, IDID8,5456.0+158%

35▼1Adams County, IDID5,0136.1+212%

36▲6Boundary County, IDID13,9976.1+173%

37▲3Lemhi County, IDID8,4746.1+170%

38▼2Kootenai County, IDID191,8646.3+152%

39▼16Gem County, IDID21,7736.6+207%

40▲1Madison County, IDID55,1726.9+131%

41▼2Teton County, IDID13,2546.9+172%

42▲1Bonner County, IDID54,4207.3+157%

43▲1Blaine County, IDID25,5177.9+107%

44▼6Valley County, IDID12,8318.6+188%

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