The story of this market
The typical home in Payette County, Idaho sells for about $406,000, or $255 per square foot.
Prices are up +11.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 47 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 246% since 2000. Last year 1 of 5 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is wildfire, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,071 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,071 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
-1.1%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+24.7%). Worst: 2010 (-13.5%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.3%
ID · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,483
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
-1.1%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
53
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $7,992,839.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.5%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1384 | 780 | 78% | 4.1% | $195,000 |
| 2019 | 1695▲ | 992▲ | 82.5%▲ | 2.5% | $225,000▲ |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Payette County, Idaho
Payette County's housing market is experiencing significant price appreciation with a 11.2% year-over-year increase in median sale price. While sales volume has increased, the market remains competitive with homes spending longer on the market compared to the previous year. Growth is currently focused on public infrastructure planning and long-term comprehensive development.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 2.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 55 days on market with 5.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.35% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
researched Sep 29
researched Sep 29
| 83619 | Fruitland | $429,799 | $215 | +2.4% | 68 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 65 | $1,650 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83661 | Payette | $467,500 | $179 | +3.2% | 42 | 98.2% | 12.5% | 5.8 | 118 | $1,450 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is currently undergoing a Comprehensive Plan Update and is actively planning for new jail facility infrastructure.
The local economy is supported by county government operations and regional agricultural roots.
- The Haunted World4.425.7 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.229.3 mi
- Firebird Raceway4.821.4 mi
- Roystone Hot Springs4.718.8 mi
- Eagle Hills Golf Course4.129.2 mi
- Black Canyon Park4.616.4 mi
- Babby Farms4.712.3 mi
- Four Rivers Cultural Center & Museum4.612.5 mi
- Emmett City Park4.515 mi
- Parma Motor-Vu Drive-In Theatre4.819.1 mi
- Flying M Coffeeshop4.624.6 mi
- Four Rivers Cultural Center & Museum4.612.5 mi
- Bricknowlogy4.929.1 mi
- The Caldwell Train Depot4.524.5 mi
- Black Canyon Park4.616.4 mi
- Emmett City Park4.515 mi
- Ontario State Recreation Site4.112.3 mi
- Beck-kiwanis park4.212.4 mi
- Cobblestone Park4.715.3 mi
- Purple Sage Golf Course4.319.7 mi
- Scotch Pines Golf Course4.510.7 mi
- Anderson Reserve4.319.8 mi
- Albertsons415.8 mi
- Albertsons4.211.1 mi
- Purdum's Produce4.99.2 mi
- Marshalls4.311 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau and Payette County demographic reports.
applies when — Applies to the transfer of any real property improved by one to four dwelling units.
Requires the seller to provide a written property condition disclosure form to the buyer, detailing the condition of the property.
Idaho Code Title 55, Chapter 25.
applies when — The property must be owner-occupied and used as the primary dwelling place of the owner.
Exempts the lesser of $125,000 or 50% of the market value for assessment purposes from property taxation. Formula: Exemption = min($125,000, 0.50 * Market Value).
Idaho Code 63-602G; as amended by House Bill 885 (2026).
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a homeowners' association as defined in Idaho Code 55-3203.
Imposes obligations regarding association governance, financial disclosures, and restrictions on covenants (e.g., limitations on short-term rental bans and accessory dwelling unit restrictions).
Idaho Code Title 55, Chapter 32.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.