Cost of Living in Nez Perce County, Idaho
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
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Nez Perce County ranks #2,355 of 3,142 counties for affordability (bottom 25%)
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Nez Perce County Median Gross Rent Reaches $1,015
Nez Perce County reports a median gross rent of $1,015 per month, which is $47 higher than the Idaho unweighted county mean of $968. The official median gross rent as a percentage of household income (GRAPI) is 27.8%, placing it 0.9 percentage points above the unweighted state county mean of 26.9%. Renter households in the county have a median income of $40,047. In the owner-occupied sector, the median home value is $334,700, and the median selected monthly owner cost for all units is $1,133. This monthly owner cost is above the state unweighted county mean of $968. The rent-to-income metric of 27.8% is the official ACS B25071 GRAPI estimate. All reported figures are verbatim from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Nez Perce County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 27.8% of renter household income in Nez Perce County, which is below the 30% affordability benchmark. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $1,015 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $1,133. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $40,600 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Idaho unweighted mean of county median rents is $968 per month. Nez Perce County's $1,015 median is 4.8% above that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
16.8%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,694
per month
Owner Cost Burden
18.7%
of gross income
The median home in Nez Perce County may be a stretch
Median home value is $334,700. Estimated monthly cost: $2,672 vs. your max of $1,694.
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