Arco, Idaho

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 404 homes here.

1–5

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 4.6% since 2020.

918

people, the 94th-largest of Idaho's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Idaho's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

79.6%

of 505 jobs located in Arco are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$564

a month. Idaho's median is $1,238.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$694–$1,042

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $564 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 99% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 404 homes here.

1–5

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 54% less than Idaho's.

$192,000

median home value in Arco.
- $192,000 Arco
- $418,600 Idaho
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Arco, Idaho

Arco,
Idaho.

Growing. Up 4.6% since 2020.

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 404 homes here.

A median home costs 54% less than Idaho's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 4.6% since 2020.

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 404 homes here.

A median home costs 54% less than Idaho's.

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