Madison County, ID

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Madison County, Idaho. Population: 52.5K.

Median Home Price
$393.6K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$58.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
6.8x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$98.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,813

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.46%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,990
Property Tax$151
Insurance$164
Total Monthly$2,305
Historical Home Prices
2015
$172.8K
2016
$185.9K
+7.6%%
2017
$199.0K
+7.1%%
2018
$218.2K
+9.6%%
2019
$239.8K
+9.9%%
2020
$277.9K
+15.9%%
2021
$360.7K
+29.8%%
2022
$386.4K
+7.1%%
2023
$371.9K
-3.8%%
2024
$377.9K
+1.6%%
2025
$398.7K
+5.5%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density
112

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
8.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
84.5%
Black
0.9%
Hispanic
9.7%
Asian
1.4%
Two or More Races
2.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
43°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
205

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
16.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 59/100

January Low
39°F

Average winter low

July High
92°F

Average summer high