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State data • Updated March 2026

Idaho rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Idaho cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Idaho at a glance

$1,614Median city rent (ZORI)
3.7%Unemployment
1,076Permits / month
17Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Idaho cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Driggs $2,843
Kuna $2,245 +6.2%
Star $2,244 +7.0%
Hayden $2,216 +0.6%
Eagle $2,052 +4.6%
Meridian $1,991 +4.1%
Sandpoint $1,954
Middleton $1,933
Garden City $1,734 +6.1%
Coeur d'Alene $1,715 +3.5%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Pocatello $1,078 +3.2%
Idaho Falls $1,372 +2.1%
Nampa $1,552 +4.6%
Twin Falls $1,618 +2.9%
Caldwell $1,638 +2.7%
Coeur d'Alene $1,715 +3.5%
Meridian $1,991 +4.1%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Idaho cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Idaho

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