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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in Idaho, Kimberly has the lowest share of income going to rent (13.8%), followed by Fruitland and Chubbuck. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in Idaho that we cover, the median is 19.5% and the average 19.6%; the figure runs from 13.8% (Kimberly) to 25.1% (Hayden). That is a spread of 1.8 times between the two ends.
The first five are Kimberly, Fruitland, Chubbuck, American Falls, Middleton. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly | Twin Falls County | 13.8% | 5,111 | $97,799 | $1,127 |
| 2 | Fruitland | Payette County | 14.6% | 6,663 | $65,457 | $798 |
| 3 | Chubbuck | Bannock County | 15.2% | 16,126 | $82,977 | $1,048 |
| 4 | American Falls | Power County | 15.3% | 4,712 | $57,783 | $737 |
| 5 | Middleton | Canyon County | 15.5% | 10,649 | $89,013 | $1,147 |
| 6 | Blackfoot | Bingham County | 15.7% | 12,782 | $64,032 | $839 |
| 7 | Preston | Franklin County | 15.9% | 5,928 | $61,039 | $811 |
| 8 | Rigby | Jefferson County | 16.6% | 5,404 | $85,056 | $1,180 |
| 9 | Jerome | Jerome County | 17.0% | 12,930 | $66,894 | $947 |
| 10 | Lewiston | Nez Perce County | 17.1% | 34,651 | $72,197 | $1,027 |
| 11 | Eagle | Ada County | 17.2% | 32,855 | $122,894 | $1,765 |
| 12 | Lincoln (unincorporated) | Bonneville County | 17.3% | 4,002 | $84,280 | $1,218 |
| 13 | Burley | Cassia County | 17.5% | 11,958 | $67,468 | $984 |
| 14 | Idaho Falls | Bonneville County | 17.6% | 67,725 | $73,110 | $1,075 |
| 15 | Payette | Payette County | 18.2% | 8,536 | $55,208 | $837 |
| 16 | Sandpoint | Bonner County | 18.7% | 9,637 | $72,289 | $1,125 |
| 17 | Rupert | Minidoka County | 18.8% | 6,190 | $54,741 | $856 |
| 18 | Pocatello | Bannock County | 18.8% | 57,635 | $60,418 | $948 |
| 19 | Ammon | Bonneville County | 19.1% | 19,064 | $86,121 | $1,372 |
| 20 | Hailey | Blaine County | 19.3% | 9,665 | $90,760 | $1,460 |
| 21 | Moscow | Latah County | 19.5% | 26,286 | $57,022 | $927 |
| 22 | Shelley | Bingham County | 19.6% | 5,092 | $77,563 | $1,265 |
| 23 | Rathdrum | Kootenai County | 20.2% | 10,874 | $86,563 | $1,459 |
| 24 | Boise City | Ada County | 20.7% | 237,242 | $83,904 | $1,446 |
| 25 | Caldwell | Canyon County | 20.8% | 66,516 | $73,058 | $1,264 |
| 26 | Twin Falls | Twin Falls County | 21.2% | 54,164 | $61,205 | $1,082 |
| 27 | Emmett | Gem County | 21.3% | 8,275 | $58,750 | $1,042 |
| 28 | Post Falls | Kootenai County | 21.4% | 43,391 | $82,183 | $1,469 |
| 29 | Meridian | Ada County | 21.5% | 130,138 | $100,795 | $1,805 |
| 30 | Mountain Home | Elmore County | 22.0% | 16,493 | $63,125 | $1,155 |
| 31 | Kuna | Ada County | 22.1% | 27,158 | $96,219 | $1,774 |
| 32 | McCall | Valley County | 22.6% | 3,946 | $60,253 | $1,134 |
| 33 | Garden City | Ada County | 22.6% | 12,654 | $70,124 | $1,323 |
| 34 | Nampa | Canyon County | 22.9% | 110,319 | $74,279 | $1,420 |
| 35 | Star | Ada County | 23.6% | 14,745 | $97,936 | $1,924 |
| 36 | Rexburg | Madison County | 23.8% | 40,543 | $50,617 | $1,004 |
| 37 | Coeur d'Alene | Kootenai County | 24.4% | 56,447 | $72,338 | $1,468 |
| 38 | Weiser | Washington County | 24.6% | 5,935 | $45,292 | $927 |
| 39 | Buhl | Twin Falls County | 24.8% | 4,673 | $55,568 | $1,148 |
| 40 | Hayden | Kootenai County | 25.1% | 16,338 | $82,958 | $1,733 |
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Kimberly, with 13.8% (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 40 largest places in Idaho by population.