Clearwater County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Clearwater County, Idaho. Population: 8.8K.

Median Home Price
$256.3K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income
$58.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$65.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,447

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.56%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,296
Property Tax$121
Insurance$107
Total Monthly$1,523
Historical Home Prices
2015
$139.0K
2016
$142.8K
+2.7%%
2017
$148.0K
+3.6%%
2018
$160.7K
+8.6%%
2019
$171.3K
+6.6%%
2020
$201.5K
+17.7%%
2021
$264.7K
+31.3%%
2022
$289.4K
+9.3%%
2023
$289.9K
+0.2%%
2024
$294.3K
+1.5%%
2025
$297.6K
+1.1%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density
4

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
32.0

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
88.4%
Black
0.2%
Hispanic
4.2%
Asian
1%
Native American
1.3%
Two or More Races
4.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
44°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
178

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
45.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 47/100

January Low
39°F

Average winter low

July High
92°F

Average summer high