ID area data
Mountain home, ID
Mountain home, ID.
Population: 22,952 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $361,491
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +17.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +169.2%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $362,379
- House Price Index
- 629.4 (-1.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $575,000
- Median list price
- $1.25M
- Median days on market
- 805 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
- Active listings
- 1
- 1-year forecast
- 0.0%
- Days to pending
- 43 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 42
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,621/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +5.5%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $870/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,304/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 11.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $7.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 14
- Elementary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- High schools
- 5
- Charter schools
- 5
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, wildfire, winterWeather
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 15.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 38.0 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (51 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Smith Prairie Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +100 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $1,768
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,675
- Average weekly wage
- $836
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 109
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