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Median Home Price in Preston, ID

The median home value in Preston, ID is $436,442 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.78% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$436,442

Year-over-Year

+1.78%

Population

6,282

Preston ranks #13 of 28 Idaho cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 2.3% above the state's city median of $426,726. It sits in Franklin County, where the county-wide median is $444,233.

Housing affordability in Preston

Median household income in Preston is $61,039, so the typical home value is about 7.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Preston

Preston police recorded a violent crime rate of 64 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 382 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Preston

What is the average home price in Preston, ID?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Preston, that value is $436,442. That's up 1.78% from a year earlier. It is about 2.3% above the typical Idaho city tracked here.

Is Preston expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Preston are cheaper than Franklin County as a whole, where the median is $444,233 — a difference of about 1.8%.

Is Preston affordable?

Median household income here is $61,039, so the typical home value is about 7.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Preston a safe place to live?

Preston police reported 64 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,282. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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