CautiousUpdated SEP 1, 2026

Saint Maries, ID

ZIP 83861· Benewah County· 7,167 residents· Median income $60,897· Leaning Buyer

83861 · Saint Maries, ID has a HavenScore of 44 — affordability is the drag — prices are stretched against local incomes.

At the ZIP's typical value, the estimated monthly payment takes 44% of the local median income (Zillow, US Census ACS). The buyer/seller gauge leans narrowly toward buyers, and has for 7 months. Typical values were flat over the last 90 days (Zillow ZHVI).

Saved ZIPs on Haven get an email when the score moves 5+ points as monthly data lands, when the market gauge flips between buyers and sellers, when its valuation read moves against the model value, or when distress jumps in a week.

Zillow ZHVI peaked at $374,461 in Jul 2026, which is the latest value. Since January 2019 it is +96.7%. The sharpest 12-month move was -8.1%, ending Jun 2023.

Median price
$374,461
+3.52% past 12 mo
Est. monthly payment
$2,244/ mo
20% down · 30-yr fixed · 6.71% · incl. tax + insurance
40
HavenScore: higher than 22% of scored ZIPs.
-1 / 90d#22/47 in IDBuyer Score
Rank

Ranked #10,460 of 13,130 nationally · #4,421 of 5,378 small market ZIPs

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Buyer view active — Leans harder on affordability and downside risk.

Score inputs below recompute for this view

Affordability
29/100
Growth
67/100
Risk
38/100
Momentum
53/100
Livability
49/100
Score · trailing 12 mo
4944
-5 points
30-day
0
90-day
-1
1-yr
-5

Snapshot

Numbers at a glance, with a year of history under each

Median price
$374,461
up+3.5% 12 mo
Typical home value across the middle tier of homes here — a smoothed Zillow index, steadier than individual sale prices.
Median price: higher than 55% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is $374,461.
Price-to-income
6.2×
Median home value divided by median household income. Under 4× has historically been comfortable; over 5× stretches most budgets.
Price-to-income: higher than 81% of scored ZIPs.
Est. monthly payment
$2,244
At the median value with 20% down, a 30-year fixed at 6.71%, plus property tax and insurance.
Est. monthly payment: higher than 68% of scored ZIPs.
Active listings
38
Homes listed for sale right now (Realtor.com). Rising inventory usually favors buyers; falling inventory favors sellers.
Active listings: higher than 40% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 38.
Days on market
52
How long the typical listing sits before going under contract. Shorter means a tighter market; longer means more room to negotiate.
Days on market: higher than 52% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 52.
Price cuts
+36.36%
Share of active listings that have lowered their asking price. Rising cuts usually precede softening values.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is +36.36%.
Median income
$60,897
Median household income here, from the latest US Census American Community Survey.
Population
7,167
Current resident estimate. Growth is a demand tailwind; decline is a structural risk.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 7,167.
Overvaluation
+74.22%
How far today's values sit above the long-run price trend. Positive means stretched; negative means discounted versus trend.
Vacancy
11.7%
Average. Share of housing units that are vacant in this ZIP, from the latest US Census ACS 5-year tables.
Owner-occupied
77%
of homes. Share of occupied housing units owned by their occupants (vs. rented), from the US Census ACS.
Denial rate
34.8%
Above-average. Share of mortgage applications denied in this ZIP, from the latest CFPB / FFIEC HMDA disclosures.
Lending activity
144
originations. Mortgage originations recorded in this ZIP in the most recent HMDA reporting year. Higher counts = more active lending market.
Net migration
-1.9%
net outflow. Net migration as a share of population, from IRS SOI county-to-county migration data. Positive = more people moving in than out.
Income inflow
$70k
average. Average gross income of households moving INTO this ZIP, from IRS SOI data. Higher = ZIP attracting higher-income households.

Place

What it is like to live here, and what could flood or burn

Place profile
WalkabilityBelow-average walkability
EPA index 6.2 of 20 · EPA Smart Location Database · Jun 2021 · above 40% of scored ZIPs
Transit accessNo transit data
EPA publishes no stop distance for most block groups
Typical commuteTypical commute
22 minutes one way · US median ZIP 22 · US Census ACS · above 49% of scored ZIPs
Jobs nearbyFew jobs nearby
4 jobs per sq mi · US Census LODES · above 1% of scored ZIPs
Physical riskVery High (FEMA)
FEMA National Risk Index composite · Dec 2025 release · above 8% of scored ZIPs

Bands are each source’s own · tick marks the national median ZIP · not blended into the score

Hazard ledger · FEMA National Risk Index

Tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · refreshed annually (Dec 2025 release) · county tick = median of 2 scored ZIPs in Benewah County

Housing cost burden · US Census ACS
Owners spending over 50% of income7%
US median ZIP 6%
Renters spending over 30% of income37%
US median ZIP 45%

What drives the score

Five pillars, each scored 0–100

Affordability

29/100

Growth momentum

67/100

Market risk

38/100

Momentum

53/100

Livability

49/100
Walkability
1–20 index · June 2021 vintage·EPA Smart Location Database
6.2
Transit access
Ranked against every scored ZIP·EPA Smart Location Database
Job density
Jobs per square mile, ranked against every scored ZIP·US Census LODES
4.1

See every input behind the pillars, with its value and source

Inside: Affordability: Price-to-income, Property tax rate, Median income · Growth momentum: 12-month price change, 12-month rent change, Population · Market risk: Overvaluation, Active listings, Price cuts · Momentum: Days on market, Buyer / seller gauge, Demand dial

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Market signals

Tailwinds and headwinds right now

Top 6 of 14 signals
Tailwinds1
  • Strong price appreciation
    +3.5% year-over-year
Headwinds5
  • High price-to-income
    6.2× income — well above the national median
  • Population outflow
    -1.9% net — people leaving
  • Elevated unemployment
    5.3% unemployment rate
  • Potentially overvalued
    74% above historical price-to-income
  • Widespread price cuts
    36% of listings cutting price
Buyer / seller gauge

Market conditions

Leaning Buyer

Conditions are easing in buyers' favor. The score reads more negotiation room than balanced.

-16
Strong buyerBalancedStrong seller
Trend
Stable
Gauge since Mar 2026Leaning Buyer now

Cycle read. Cooling: prices +3.5% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward buyers.

Asking vs closed
Typical value (index)
$374,461
Zillow ZHVI · Sep 2026
Median sale price
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Sale-to-list
Redfin
Sold above list
Redfin

The Zillow figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; the Redfin figures are closed sales for the month shown. Redfin does not publish every ZIP every month; a dash means no closed-sale figure for the latest month.

Momentum check

What's changed in the last 90 days

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Median price

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Inventory

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Days on market

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Price cuts

Change vs. prior 90 days · arrow shows direction, not whether it’s good or bad

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Trend

Where it's been

Peak
$374,461
Jul 2026
From peak
0.0%
At peak
Since Jan 2019
+96.7%
Worst 12 mo
-8.1%
to Jun 2023
Best 12 mo
+33.6%
since 2018

Zillow ZHVI peaked at $374,461 in Jul 2026, which is the latest value. Since January 2019 it is +96.7%. The sharpest 12-month move was -8.1%, ending Jun 2023.

Cycle position — prices vs the model’s value estimate and the payment’s share of income vs five years ago — opens with Pro

Appreciation by window

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs
WindowChangePer yearUS rankIdaho rank
1 yearup+3.5%+3.5%/yrHigher than 70% nationallyTop 24% in Idaho
3 yearsup+11.2%+3.6%/yrHigher than 51% nationallyHigher than 65% in Idaho
5 yearsup+27.7%+5.0%/yrHigher than 49% nationallyTop 18% in Idaho
10 yearsup+137.6%+9.0%/yrTop 6% nationallyHigher than 38% in Idaho
Since 2007up+88.5%+3.4%/yr

Starter homes vs the top tier

Zillow ZHVI tiers · Jul 2026
Bottom third (starter homes)
$247,587
up+34% 5Yup+174% 10Y
Middle third
$374,461
up+25% 5Yup+132% 10Y
Top third
$618,580
up+16% 5Yup+113% 10Y

Starter homes here rose 34% in five years while top-tier homes rose 16% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the bottom of the market outpaced the top.

3-bedroom homes here run 28% above 2-bedrooms (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom); the ID median premium is 28%.

The historical reading — which months run highest and lowest here — opens with Haven

Rent, inventory, days on market, Zillow’s market heat, the % view and state and US reference lines open with Haven

Forecast

Where it's heading

The HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) projects this ZIP’s median value at 3-, 6-, and 12-month horizons, with 80% prediction intervals; Pro adds 24- and 36-month horizons.

Price Forecast

3-month projection · 80% range

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3-month
$388,765
+3.8%
80% range $380.5K$400.8K
6-month
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12-month
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Monthly cost

What you'd owe each month

Est. monthly payment
$2,244/ mo

20% down · 30-yr fixed · 6.71% · tax 0.67%

Principal$260
Interest$1,675
Property tax$209
Insurance$100
Rent vs buy

Rent data isn’t published for this ZIP, so we can’t compute a rent-vs-buy gap.

Insurance uses the average homeowners premium insurers reported for this ZIP in 2022, $1,199 a year (Treasury Federal Insurance Office).

Payment share of income

44%of the ZIP’s median income at the median value ($2,244/mo against $60,897 · Zillow, Freddie Mac PMMS, US Census ACS). Your own marker appears once you set an income or price in the calculator below.

Price-to-income · ZIP vs state vs US

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, US Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

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Your price, rate, down payment and income

Like for like: a 3-bedroom here rents for about $1,850 a month (HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent, FY2026) against a typical 3-bedroom value of $424k (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom) — a 5.2% gross rent yield.

Cost of ownership over time

Cumulative housing cost, interest paid, and equity built · 20% down · ZIP median income $60,897

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Equity assumes flat home value; real appreciation could push it higher · Rate 6.71%

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Comparable ZIPs

Same shape, lower entry

ZIPs the score groups near 83861 on Affordability and Growth — sorted by lowest median value. Each tile names what the lower price trades: commute (ACS), walkability band (EPA) and hazard rating (FEMA).

Sources

Every number, traced

Every metric above is sourced from public datasets, normalized against the national ZIP distribution. Home values and rents refresh monthly; demographics refresh annually.

Zillow Research
Home values, rents, inventory, transactions
Realtor.com
Inventory, days on market, price-cut share
Redfin
Sale prices, transaction volume
US Census ACS
Income, population, vacancy, cost burden
Freddie Mac PMMS
Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates
FHFA HPI
Long-term price trends
HUD Small Area FMR
Per-ZIP fair market rents (rural fallback)
BEA & IRS
Personal income growth, net migration
Lending & accessibility
Lending and neighborhood-access signals
Research the restNo crime or school rating here — why. The primary sources:GreatSchoolsNCES School SearchFBI Crime Data Explorer

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