Treasure Valley housing market · Updated monthly · October 2026
How's the Market in Boise?
Buyers Have More Room Than the Headlines Suggest
Homes still sold in about three weeks, but more than half of sellers paid toward buyer costs and 41% of active listings have cut their price. How much room you have depends on your price range.
Your price range
Who Has the Leverage at Your Price?
Drag to your price range. The meter shows months of supply: how long today's listings would take to sell at October's pace.
Months of supply by price range, Ada, Canyon and Elmore counties. Your range is in red.
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Town by town
How's the Market in Your Town?
People say Boise for the whole valley, but each town moves a little differently. Here is October in each one.
How's the housing market in Boise?
In October, 301 homes sold in Boise at a median price of $550,000 ($308 per square foot) and a median of 18 days on market. With 568 homes for sale at month end, Boise had about 1.9 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 42% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 40% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Meridian?
In October, 247 homes sold in Meridian at a median price of $539,900 ($275 per square foot) and a median of 25 days on market. With 602 homes for sale at month end, Meridian had about 2.4 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 51% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 43% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Eagle?
In October, 80 homes sold in Eagle at a median price of $917,450 ($356 per square foot) and a median of 18 days on market. With 445 homes for sale at month end, Eagle had about 5.6 months of supply, within the 4 to 6 month range usually seen as balanced. 21% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 33% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Star?
In October, 64 homes sold in Star at a median price of $637,000 ($289 per square foot) and a median of 33 days on market. With 177 homes for sale at month end, Star had about 2.8 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 56% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 44% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Kuna?
In October, 112 homes sold in Kuna at a median price of $462,490 ($262 per square foot) and a median of 17 days on market. With 314 homes for sale at month end, Kuna had about 2.8 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 66% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 36% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Nampa?
In October, 212 homes sold in Nampa at a median price of $421,302 ($248 per square foot) and a median of 22 days on market. With 560 homes for sale at month end, Nampa had about 2.6 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 58% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 44% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Caldwell?
In October, 119 homes sold in Caldwell at a median price of $420,000 ($240 per square foot) and a median of 24 days on market. With 303 homes for sale at month end, Caldwell had about 2.5 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 72% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 49% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Middleton?
In October, 58 homes sold in Middleton at a median price of $523,000 ($255 per square foot) and a median of 32 days on market. With 160 homes for sale at month end, Middleton had about 2.8 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 62% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 53% of homes still for sale had cut their price.
How's the housing market in Mountain Home?
In October, 38 homes sold in Mountain Home at a median price of $332,445 ($216 per square foot) and a median of 33 days on market. With 38 homes for sale at month end, Mountain Home had about 1.0 months of supply, less than the 4 to 6 months usually seen as balanced. 68% of sales included seller-paid costs, and 11% of homes still for sale had cut their price. Mountain Home runs as its own market apart from the Boise area. Across Elmore County, VA loans financed 40% of sales.
The other side of the board
Not Every Home Sold
Most market reports only count the winners. Here is the full picture for October.
Single-level spotlight
Single-Level Homes Moved Faster
Follow the money
How Buyers Paid, and Who Helped
How October's buyers paid
Ada County
Canyon County
Elmore County
Seller help is the norm
October 2026 in short
The Treasure Valley Housing Market in October 2026
- 1,253 homes closed across Ada, Canyon and Elmore counties at a median price of $499,999 and a median of 21 days on market.
- Homes sold for a median of 99.1% of their original list price.
- 53% of sales included seller-paid closing costs, with a median contribution of $10,000.
- 3,223 homes were active at month end, about 2.6 months of supply. 41% of them had a price reduction.
- 568 listings were withdrawn or expired in October, compared with 1,253 sales.
- Ada County: median $550,000, 19 days. Canyon County: median $431,900, 25 days. Elmore County: median $335,000, 36 days, with VA loans financing 40% of sales.
- Single-level homes sold in a median of 18 days, compared with 29 days for two-story homes.
Common questions
Is it a good time to buy a house in Boise?
It depends on price range. In October, homes under $400K had about 1.8 months of supply and sold in a median 19 days. In the $800K to $1M range, supply was about 4.1 months, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Across the valley, 53% of sellers paid toward buyer closing costs.
Are home prices dropping in the Treasure Valley?
Sale prices held close to list in October, at a median of 99.1% of the original asking price. The bigger change is in terms: 41% of active listings had cut their price and 53% of sales included seller-paid costs.
What does months of supply mean?
It is the number of active listings divided by the number of homes sold that month. It estimates how long current inventory would last if no new homes were listed. Lower numbers favor sellers; higher numbers give buyers more leverage.
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Source: Intermountain MLS data for residential sales in Ada, Canyon and Elmore counties that closed in October 2026, plus listings active, withdrawn or expired during the month. Months of supply is active listings divided by the month's closed sales. Medians are used throughout. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.