Elmore County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Elmore County, Idaho. Population: 28.8K.

Median Home Price
$386.9K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$59.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
6.6x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$96.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,680

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.43%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,956
Property Tax$140
Insurance$161
Total Monthly$2,258
Historical Home Prices
2015
$125.4K
2016
$132.8K
+5.9%%
2017
$146.1K
+10.0%%
2018
$167.8K
+14.8%%
2019
$194.3K
+15.8%%
2020
$239.5K
+23.3%%
2021
$318.7K
+33.1%%
2022
$324.2K
+1.7%%
2023
$327.3K
+0.9%%
2024
$341.1K
+4.2%%
2025
$345.3K
+1.2%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density
9

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
15.2

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
70.6%
Black
2.7%
Hispanic
18%
Asian
2.7%
Two or More Races
4.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
47°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
199

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
19.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 52/100

January Low
42°F

Average winter low

July High
91°F

Average summer high