Adams County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Adams County, Idaho. Population: 4.5K.

Median Home Price
$499.5K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income
$59.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
8.4x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$122.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,351

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.27%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$2,526
Property Tax$113
Insurance$208
Total Monthly$2,846
Historical Home Prices
2015
$183.8K
2016
$206.8K
+12.5%%
2017
$214.9K
+3.9%%
2018
$242.0K
+12.6%%
2019
$270.6K
+11.8%%
2020
$337.4K
+24.7%%
2021
$470.5K
+39.4%%
2022
$493.3K
+4.8%%
2023
$481.3K
-2.4%%
2024
$493.8K
+2.6%%
2025
$493.4K
-0.1%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density
3

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
45.9

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+2

Racial Demographics

White
88.8%
Black
0.2%
Hispanic
4.6%
Asian
0%
Two or More Races
5.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
44°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
221

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
30.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 40/100

January Low
41°F

Average winter low

July High
91°F

Average summer high