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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With a population of 67,723, 23,924 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $352,953, Idaho Falls real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Idaho Falls, accounting for 65.45% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Idaho Falls include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.96%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.26%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.38%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Idaho Falls are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 61.79% owning and 38.21% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Idaho Falls built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Idaho Falls built between 1940-1969 ( 29.34%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 20.91%). There's also some housing in Idaho Falls built before 1939 ( 9.54%).
In the last 10 years, Idaho Falls has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Idaho Falls real estate appreciated 148.24% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.52%, putting Idaho Falls in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Idaho Falls definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.
Over the last year, Idaho Falls appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Idaho Falls's appreciation rate has been -5.09%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Idaho Falls were at 6.07%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 26.58%.
Importantly, NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive research found that Idaho Falls's housing market shows one of the <a href="/blog/highest-appreciating-cities">top real estate appreciation rates in the U.S.A.</a> in the latest quarter, which may signal the city’s near-future real estate investment strength.
Relative to Idaho, our data show that Idaho Falls's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Idaho.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Idaho Falls differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Idaho Falls - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Idaho Falls real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$352,953
for Idaho
for nation
23,924
$1,213 / per month