The story of this market
The typical home in Valley County, Idaho sells for about $790,000.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 35 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 368% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is wildfire, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,249 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,249 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.4%
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: 2005 (+35.8%). Worst: 2010 (-17.7%). 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
$1,729
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
+3.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 4 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
95
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $22,292,603.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
84.8%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1278 | 765 | 83.3% | 7.2% | $335,000 |
| 2019 | 1466▲ | 892▲ | 84.8%▲ | 8.8%▲ | $385,000▲ |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Valley County, Idaho
Valley County's housing market shows a median sold price of $790,000 as of July 2026 with 7.24 months of inventory. The market is currently characterized by a balanced to buyer-leaning environment with a median of 35 days on market.
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 down 22.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 143 days on market with 20.2 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
11% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.14% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — 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.
researched Sep 29
researched Sep 29
| 83615 | Donnelly | $540,000 | $333 | -44.7% | 105 | 96.5% | 18% | 14.2 | 284 | $2,200 | researched Sep 29 |
| 83638 | McCall | $875,000 | $448 | -2.3% | 179 | 95.8% | 4.2% | 25.8 | 335 | $2,500 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Economic development is supported by the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council, which serves Valley County alongside Adams and Idaho counties.
Rental housing assistance is provided by the Housing Authority Rentals located in Cascade.
The local economy is supported by regional economic development councils and organizations like the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council.
- The McCall Activity Barn4.516.2 mi
- Crusty's Pizza4.515.1 mi
- Brundage Mountain Resort4.518.6 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs3.618.5 mi
- Ponderosa State Park4.814.5 mi
- Payette National Forest4.812 mi
- The McCall Activity Barn4.516.2 mi
- Ponderosa State Park4.814.5 mi
- Payette National Forest4.812 mi
- Legacy Park4.714.9 mi
- Brown Park4.814.9 mi
- Rotary Park4.715.9 mi
- Mile High Marina4.414.9 mi
- Jug Mountain Ranch4.612.8 mi
- McCall Golf Club4.514.2 mi
- Albertsons4.315.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Valley County, Idaho.
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).
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.
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.