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Idaho in 2023

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed −0.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +19.9% in 2022.

17,919 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,081 single-family), −4.2% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

−0.2%Idaho index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
17,919housing units permitted in 202312,081 single-family
26 of 40counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.8%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adams County+34.1%11112.2
Washington County+15.0%53494.6
Lincoln County+11.9%440.7
Clearwater County+10.7%45414.9
Lemhi County+9.3%52506.1
Shoshone County+9.3%45413.2
Blaine County+8.5%1731116.8
Idaho County+7.6%880.4
Bear Lake County+7.3%787811.6
Gooding County+7.2%51513.1
Butte County+6.9%882.9
Teton County+5.7%36025727.2
Latah County+4.9%1691014.0
Benewah County+3.7%50504.8
Minidoka County+3.1%105974.6
Elmore County+2.4%2021186.9
Nez Perce County+2.4%95892.2
Bannock County+2.3%3432563.7
Boundary County+1.5%56264.0
Franklin County+1.5%83835.2
Bingham County+0.8%2342264.6
Bonner County+0.7%133782.4
Cassia County+0.6%1611456.1
Jefferson County+0.6%1811815.1
Power County+0.5%550.6
Caribou County+0.2%40285.5
Gem County0.0%1101105.1
Fremont County−0.2%1361369.6
Jerome County−0.5%75472.8
Madison County−0.8%4032147.3
Kootenai County−0.9%2,0431,40610.6
Twin Falls County−0.9%3803373.9
Payette County−1.1%2201827.9
Valley County−1.1%28226822.0
Canyon County−3.0%3,5502,48912.9
Boise County−3.2%909010.5
Oneida County−3.3%32326.3
Ada County−3.5%6,0893,76711.1
Bonneville County−3.8%1,61966811.9
Owyhee County−13.1%52524.1
Custer County—40388.6
Lewis County—29297.8

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Idaho by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 10,666 units (8,366 single-family, 2,300 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,755 units (9,180 single-family, 1,575 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,337 units (8,838 single-family, 1,499 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 11,667 units (10,277 single-family, 1,390 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 12,181 units (10,497 single-family, 1,684 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 10,915 units (9,681 single-family, 1,234 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 11,820 units (9,738 single-family, 2,082 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 13,488 units (10,845 single-family, 2,643 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 15,091 units (12,601 single-family, 2,490 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 18,108 units (15,273 single-family, 2,835 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 21,578 units (19,172 single-family, 2,406 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 17,075 units (14,789 single-family, 2,286 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 12,105 units (9,551 single-family, 2,554 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 6,470 units (5,673 single-family, 797 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 4,863 units (4,274 single-family, 589 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 4,153 units (3,568 single-family, 585 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 3,815 units (3,163 single-family, 652 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,265 units (5,036 single-family, 1,229 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 8,110 units (6,360 single-family, 1,750 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 8,797 units (6,293 single-family, 2,504 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 9,954 units (7,784 single-family, 2,170 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 12,165 units (9,739 single-family, 2,426 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 14,183 units (11,019 single-family, 3,164 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 15,824 units (12,176 single-family, 3,648 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 17,716 units (12,978 single-family, 4,738 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,130 units (14,969 single-family, 4,161 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 21,732 units (16,154 single-family, 5,578 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 18,706 units (11,912 single-family, 6,794 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 17,919 units (12,081 single-family, 5,838 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 17,630 units (14,821 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 17,944 units (14,112 single-family, 3,832 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Idaho by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.