63 census tracts

Boise City.Idaho housing market

This Boise City housing market report covers about 101,100 homes across 63 census tracts. The property insurance rate is 0.22%, lower than in 121 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Idaho median of 0.27%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $789,374 across 575 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

The Idaho State Capitol at sunset, seen down a tree-lined street with downtown Boise and the mountains behind it
The Idaho State Capitol at sunset, with downtown and the mountains behind. Jeremy Carroll/Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$789,374
575 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.2%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
101,100
across 63 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
5.0%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
38%
of occupied homes

Boise City housing market context

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01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 63 census tracts in Boise City.

median 83.3 69 91

Half of Boise City's tracts score between 81 and 86. The full range spans 69 to 91, with a median of 83.3.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (83.3)
Mean (83.2)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Boise City's tracts is 5.4 points wide on the score, narrower than in 100 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 101,100 homes in Boise City, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 62%, renter 38%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 62% · Renter 38%
Housing occupancy: occupied 95.0%, vacant 5.0%.
Occupancy Occupied 95.0% · Vacant 5.0%

Of about 101,100 homes, 5.0% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 38% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 71% of Boise City’s housing units are in single-family structures, 9% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 17% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Boise City compares

Boise City's median is above the Idaho median on 7 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Boise City compares with Idaho and United States medians
Metric Boise City lower · median · upper Boise City Idaho ID United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$68,113 $80,985 $94,554 $75,707 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
46% 53% 59% 41% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
31% 36% 42% 32% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
4.8% every tract 4.8% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
4.9% 5.1% 5.7% 5.1% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
0.86% every tract 0.86% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.22% 0.22% 0.23% 0.27% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
25.8% 30.5% 33.3% 28.5% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

05.

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