Benewah County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Benewah County, Idaho. Population: 9.7K.

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Median Home Price

$307.6K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$56.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

5.4x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$77.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,407

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.46%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,556

Property Tax$117

Insurance$128

Total Monthly$1,801

Historical Home Prices

2015

$139.8K

2016

$148.8K

+6.5%%

2017

$159.0K

+6.8%%

2018

$173.3K

+9.0%%

2019

$190.8K

+10.1%%

2020

$226.9K

+18.9%%

2021

$297.6K

+31.1%%

2022

$315.5K

+6.0%%

2023

$300.9K

-4.6%%

2024

$302.1K

+0.4%%

2025

$307.6K

+1.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.6%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

23.4

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

84.2%

Black

0.7%

Hispanic

3.6%

Asian

Native American

7.4%

Two or More Races

3.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

46°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

223

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

32.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 20/100

January Low

42°F

Average winter low

July High

91°F

Average summer high

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