Custer County, ID housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 16
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Home Value
$396,924
+11.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
16
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
60 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
7.1%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
44%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$285
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 44% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 11.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 60% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−45% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (16/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.0% below their final list price; 7% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $90k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,387 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $285 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +14% over the next 12 months (85% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.3% to +14.1% (80% range; middle estimate +7.2%), chance of a rise 85%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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ZIP codes in Custer County, ID
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challis, ID 83226 | $340.4K | +12.0% | 45 |
| Mackay, ID 83251 | $320.7K | +4.4% | 44 |
| Stanley, ID 83278 | $812K | +29.2% | 1 |
| Clayton, ID 83227 | $476.5K | +16.0% | 2 |
| Ellis, ID 83235 | – | – | 71 |