Idaho · 203 scored ZIPs · September 2026

Idaho: neither side has the edge.

Fair conditions for both sides. That is the population-weighted reading across 203 scored ZIPs in Idaho. Typical home value $481K, +2.4% over 12 months on average; listings take 58 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Redfin, May 2026

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Idaho203 scored ZIPs

Balanced−10

Typical value$481K+2.4% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026

Days on market58 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com

Listings with a price cut24%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com

Typical rent$1,763/mo+4.4% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026

Active listings8,716Across 198 ZIPs · Realtor.com

Sale-to-list98.7%16% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026

HavenScore50of 100

Average of 203 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50

Affordability36

Growth60

Risk52

Momentum58

Livability58

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

On the map

203 scored ZIPs in Idaho, colored by market balance.

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BuyersEvenSellers

One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.

Market report

What the latest figures say about Idaho.

Market report · home values through August 2026, listings through September 2026 · By the HavenScore Editorial Team

Illustration of ranch houses and farmhouses on open land, pine-covered mountains beyond

Over the year to August 2026, typical home values in Idaho rose by an average of 2.4%, weighted by population across its 203 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).

Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.

In Idaho, the average typical home value stood at $481K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 203 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).

In September 2026, Idaho sat in our Balanced band, with an average HavenScore balance of −10, weighted by population across its 203 scored ZIPs.

The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.

How fast homes are selling

The ZIP-level median time on market in Idaho averaged 58 days in September 2026, weighted by population across the 198 of its 203 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 60 days (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).

Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.

In Idaho, the share of listings with a price cut averaged 24% in September 2026, weighted by population across the 198 of its 203 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 20% (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).

Summed across the 198 ZIPs in Idaho that report them, active listings came to 8,716 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.

How to read these figures

Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.

Market cycle

Where each city sits: price momentum against buyer-seller pressure.

4 of 4 Idaho cities read Cooling — prices still up over the year, but the market now leans toward buyers.

Buyer's market
Leaning buyer
Balanced
Leaning seller
Seller's market
Named city (ink ring)

Cooling4 cities
Prices still up over the year, but the market now leans toward buyers.
Boise, Idaho Falls, Athol and 1 more
Accelerating0 cities
Prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.
No city reads Accelerating now.
Softening0 cities
Prices down over the year with the market leaning toward buyers.
No city reads Softening now.
Firming0 cities
Prices still down over the year, but the market now leans toward sellers.
No city reads Firming now.

Each dot is a city with three or more scored ZIPs, placed by its population-weighted balance (right leans toward sellers) and its trailing-year price change (up is rising, Zillow ZHVI). Axes fit this state’s own spread and always include zero. Pressure tends to turn before prices do, which is what Cooling and Firming name.

Every city in the chart

City	Read	Prices, trailing year	Balance	ZIPs
Athol	Cooling	+1.7%	−22	3
Boise	Cooling	+1.9%	−5	9
Idaho Falls	Cooling	+1.4%	−7	4
Nampa	Cooling	+1.5%	−14	3

Top ZIPs

The ten highest HavenScores among ZIPs with 5,000+ residents.

Rank	Market balance	ZIP	HavenScore	Typical value
1	−4, balanced	83442Rigby, ID	57	$488K
2	−13, leaning buyer	83646Meridian, ID	57	$534K
3	+5, balanced	83336Heyburn, ID	56	$325K
4	−8, balanced	83404Idaho Falls, ID	56	$415K
5	+1, balanced	83406Ammon, ID	56	$430K
6	−6, balanced	83402Idaho Falls, ID	55	$366K
7	−10, balanced	83634Kuna, ID	55	$462K
8	−6, balanced	83642Meridian, ID	55	$537K
9	−10, balanced	83709Boise, ID	54	$486K
10	−16, leaning buyer	83274Shelley, ID	53	$441K

The score only ranks ZIPs with 5,000+ residents — thinner markets are too noisy month-to-month. National leaderboards → Every scored ZIP in Idaho, by county →

Cities

4 cities with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.

Rank	City		HavenScore
1	Athol	−22	45
2	Nampa	−14	52
3	Idaho Falls	−7	54
4	Boise	−5	51

Balance and HavenScore, 0–100, are population-weighted averages of each city’s scored ZIPs. All cities, every state →

Counties

34 counties with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.

Rank	County		HavenScore
1	Bannock County	−27	44
2	Bear Lake County	−23	47
3	Bonner County	−23	47
4	Twin Falls County	−22	50
5	Valley County	−22	47
6	Boundary County	−18	46
7	Minidoka County	−15	50
8	Shoshone County	−14	41
9	Kootenai County	−14	48
10	Canyon County	−12	51
11	Gooding County	−11	36
12	Bingham County	−10	52

The other 22 counties, A to Z

County		HavenScore
Ada County	−8	53
Blaine County	−1	42
Boise County	0	47
Bonneville County	−4	54
Caribou County	+8	41
Cassia County	−9	48
Clearwater County	+4	49
Custer County	+14	46
Elmore County	−9	45
Franklin County	−7	47
Fremont County	+18	46
Idaho County	−2	45
Jefferson County	+3	56
Jerome County	−10	48
Latah County	−6	40
Lemhi County	+27	48
Lewis County	−3	42
Madison County	+5	48
Nez Perce County	+3	47
Owyhee County	−1	38
Payette County	+4	49
Teton County	+9	51

Each county opens its page of the cheapest scored ZIPs.

Questions about Idaho

Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.

Is Idaho a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Idaho sits in our Balanced band, with an average HavenScore balance of −10 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 203 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Idaho?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Idaho had risen by an average of 2.4% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 203 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Idaho?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Idaho averaged 58 days, weighted by population across the 198 of its 203 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Idaho?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Idaho was $481K, weighted by population across its 203 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).