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Boise City - ID housing market

The Boise City metro has a typical home value of $491,851, up 1.7% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 17 days on market, a strong seller's market. 32% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$491,851
+1.7% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$503,738
+3.5% YoY
Median list price
$558,300
Sale-to-list ratio
99.5%
Selling below ask
Days on market
17d
Listings w/ price cut
32.5%
New listings / mo
1,068
+3.8% YoY
Homes for sale
3,054
-9.5% YoY
Typical rent
$1,924/mo
+7.7% YoY
Income needed to buy
$142,200
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Boise City housing market, October 2026

The typical Boise City home is worth $491,851 as of September 2026, up 0.5% from the prior month, up 1.2% over three months, and up 1.7% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $482,570 to $491,851.

Homes are going pending in about 17 days, slower than the 10 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 3,054 homes for sale, 10% fewer than a year ago. 32.5% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 27.6% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,924 a month, up 7.7% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 21.3.

At this week's 7.32% mortgage rate with 20% down ($98,370), the typical Boise City home costs about $3,318 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $142,200 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$492k$483kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
35d9dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
3.4k2.0kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.32% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($491,851) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Boise City - ID metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.7% over the past year. In Boise City - ID, that means a home worth $483,629 last year is now worth roughly $491,851.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $503,738. Homes are selling at 99.5% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Boise City - ID sit on the market for roughly 17 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 32.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,068 new listings hit the market each month in Boise City - ID. There are currently 3,054 homes for sale, down 9.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Boise City - ID is $1,924, up 7.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 21.3x, renting territory (#34 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.32% 30-year rate, runs about $2,703 a month in principal and interest, $779 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.20% rate.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

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