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Boise ID Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionTight
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,000 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,000 searches in September 2026, for Boise on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Asking rents are climbing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+1.1%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,678 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 8.2% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +7.7% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,628/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2016 to 2024, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · BoiseNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 3 weeks ago. softer neutral firmer
Touring apartments in Boise, ID? Ask these questions before you sign a leaseThompson Thrift Begins Construction on 300-Unit The Highline Luxury Multifamily Community inDemand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.1%
Migration 2025+17/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+100%
Vacancy 20244.9%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,876/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,628 · own $3,504
$1,628RENT
$3,504OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+17/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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