The story of this market
The typical home in Latah County, Idaho sells for about $480,888, or $287 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.5%), a market in balance. Homes take about 78 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 218% since 2000. Last year 4 of 9 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,043 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,043 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+21.7%). Worst: 2010 (-5.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.3%
ID · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,444
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 9 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
38
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $13,258,024.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1415 | 834 | 80.5% | 3.4% | $245,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Latah County, Idaho
The Latah County housing market shows modest price appreciation with a 0.5% year-over-year increase in home values. The market is characterized by a relatively low inventory of 223 homes and significant upward pressure on rental rates, which have increased by nearly 14%.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 1.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 31 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 34.67% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 17.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 8 researched ZIP reports of 10 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 83801 | Athol | $1,159,217 | $350 | +1.1% | 65 | 97.2% | 12% | 7.8 | 142 | $2,100 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83806 | Bovill | — | $117 | — | 36 | 100% | — | — | 1 | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 83822 | Oldtown | $535,000 | $265 | +21% | 58 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.8 | 58 | $1,650 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83823 | Genesee | $361,000 | $200 | -18.8% | 115 | 96.5% | 14% | 3.5 | 7 | $1,250 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83832 | Genesee | $329,900 | $338 | — | 82 | 100% | — | — | 3 | $1,043 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83834 | Harvard | $345,000 | $215 | +3.2% | 68 | 97.5% | 12% | 8.5 | 42 | $1,250 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83843 | Moscow | $502,000 | $236 | -0.1% | 19 | 98% | 77% | 9.6 | 152 | $1,400 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83844 | Moscow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Oct 4 |
| 83855 | Potlatch | $380,000 | $238 | +2.1% | 61 | 97.5% | 15% | 5 | 20 | $1,450 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83871 | Troy | $623,242 | $328 | +13.3% | 47 | — | — | — | 1,546 | $1,825 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is home to the University of Idaho in Moscow, which serves as a primary economic anchor and driver of regional development.
The rental market has experienced significant upward pressure with year-over-year rent prices rising by 13.90%.
The economy is anchored by the University of Idaho and the education sector, with a reported unemployment rate of 3.1% as of May 2026.
- Asotin County Family Aquatic Center4.429.8 mi
- Hamilton-Lowe Aquatics Center4.314.4 mi
- Martin Stadium4.722.9 mi
- Beasley Coliseum4.622.8 mi
- P1FCU Kibbie Dome4.616.2 mi
- Mystic Cafe4.527.2 mi
- One World Cafe4.515.4 mi
- Golden Ticket Cinemas Eastside Marketplace4.214.6 mi
- Arboretum & Botanical Garden4.916.2 mi
- East City Park4.714.8 mi
- Mountain View Park4.714 mi
- Ghormley Park4.615.8 mi
- 1912 Center4.715.2 mi
- Palouse Discovery Science Center4.523.1 mi
- Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre4.815.4 mi
- Nez Perce County Historical Society4.627.4 mi
- Appaloosa Museum & Heritage Center4.417.2 mi
- Arboretum & Botanical Garden4.916.2 mi
- East City Park4.714.8 mi
- Mountain View Park4.714 mi
- Robinson Park4.411 mi
- Ghormley Park4.615.8 mi
- Vandal Golf Course at the University of Idaho4.616.1 mi
- Airway Hills Golf Center4.718.5 mi
- WinCo Foods4.516.5 mi
- Safeway4.214.5 mi
- Moscow Food Co-op4.615.3 mi
- Palouse Place416.7 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.216.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and US Census Bureau QuickFacts.
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a homeowners' association as defined in Idaho Code 55-3203.
Imposes obligations regarding association governance, financial disclosures, and restrictions on covenants (e.g., limitations on short-term rental bans and accessory dwelling unit restrictions).
Idaho Code Title 55, Chapter 32.
applies when — Applies to the transfer of any real property improved by one to four dwelling units.
Requires the seller to provide a written property condition disclosure form to the buyer, detailing the condition of the property.
Idaho Code Title 55, Chapter 25.
applies when — The property must be owner-occupied and used as the primary dwelling place of the owner.
Exempts the lesser of $125,000 or 50% of the market value for assessment purposes from property taxation. Formula: Exemption = min($125,000, 0.50 * Market Value).
Idaho Code 63-602G; as amended by House Bill 885 (2026).
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.