Butte City, Idaho

2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 8.7% since 2020.

    87

    people, the 189th-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

  2. Rent

    Median rent is down 35% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $383

    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

  3. Room to build

    The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

    $188–$281

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $383 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2013 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  4. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 92% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

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

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 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

  6. Home value

    A median home costs 82% less than Idaho's.

    $76,300

    median home value in Butte City.

    • $76,300 Butte City
    • $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

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