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Real estate businesses in Boise County, ID

How Boise County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,167 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
178
78% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,545
+11.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 real estate businesses in Boise County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 22.3 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $17,167 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Boise County spend about $61.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 78% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Boise County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 399 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Boise County grew 11.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Boise County compares

The same measures for Idaho and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Boise County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBoise CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.350.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)17881100
Households per official establishment399244414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.5%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,167$17,677$16,661
Median household income$78,774$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$705K
One-person businesses, 2023
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Boise County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Boise County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,545+11.5% since 2020
Households
3,593
Median age
52.5
Homes lived in by their owners
90%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,899 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$78,774
Average household income
$88,780
Median home value
$476,100
Jobs located here
1,501
Daytime population
6,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Boise County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jerome County, ID811416.9233+8.6%#17 of 2,229
2Minidoka County, ID801012.3309+5.7%#22 of 2,229
3Bingham County, ID782314.3281+6.4%#56 of 2,229
4Jefferson County, ID741413.7302+13.6%#124 of 2,229
5Benewah County, ID74614.7250+9.7%#130 of 2,229
6Franklin County, ID72918.2222+11.2%#166 of 2,229
7Gem County, ID691215.7246+13.0%#232 of 2,229
8Gooding County, ID691322.8162+5.1%#250 of 2,229
9Washington County, ID601126.2136+9.7%#582 of 2,229
10Canyon County, ID5921825.3157+18.1%#631 of 2,229
Boise County, IDNot scored822.3178+11.5%

Other business types in Boise County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Boise County, ID?

There are 8 real estate businesses on map listings in Boise County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Boise County, ID spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $61.7M a year, or $17,167 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 78% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,593 households in Boise County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boise County, ID compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Boise County has 22.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 178, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Boise County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 399 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Boise County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Boise County at 8,545 people in 2025, up 11.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,593 households. The median household income in Boise County is $78,774 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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