Weiser, Idaho

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.8% to the 2,446 homes here.

9–20

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 10.5% since 2020.

6,249

people, the 32nd-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

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

63.3%

of 2,007 jobs located in Weiser are filled by in-commuters.

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

Median rent is up 83% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$927

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

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $145.

A $145 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Washington County.
- $861 Tract 9702
- $1,006 Tract 9703
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$775–$1,162

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $927 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.
- 201 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 2% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.8% to the 2,446 homes here.

9–20

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 47% less than Idaho's.

$223,400

median home value in Weiser.
- $223,400 Weiser
- $418,600 Idaho
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Weiser, Idaho

Weiser,
Idaho.

Growing. Up 10.5% since 2020.

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

Median rent is up 83% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $145.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.8% to the 2,446 homes here.

A median home costs 47% less than Idaho's.

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

Growing. Up 10.5% since 2020.

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

Median rent is up 83% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $145.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.8% to the 2,446 homes here.

A median home costs 47% less than Idaho's.

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