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The median home value in Jefferson County, ID is $478,394 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.72% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$478,394
Year-over-Year
+2.72%
National Rank
#246 of 3071
Jefferson County ranks 11th out of 43 counties in ID by median home price, and is +104.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within ID, the typical county has a median home value of $400,056, making Jefferson County +19.6% above the ID state median.
Households here earn a median of $86,679 a year against a typical home value of $478,394 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.5×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 89% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jefferson County recorded a violent crime rate of 174 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,181 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,756 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jefferson County is $478,394. That's up 2.72% from a year earlier. That is about 104.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jefferson County the 11th most expensive of 43 counties in Idaho.
Median household income here is $86,679, so a typical home costs about 5.5× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jefferson County recorded 174 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,756 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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