HousingPermits

Metro area in Idaho · part of the Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID combined area

Idaho Falls, ID

The Idaho Falls metro area authorized 1,540 new housing units in 2025. Permits fell 40% between 2024 and 2025, the second-steepest decline among the 39 metro areas based in the Mountain states. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 27% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 6 metro areas based in Idaho.

08001,6002,4003,2002004: 1,745 units (1,359 single-family, 380 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,919 units (1,471 single-family, 328 in 2–4 unit, 120 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,534 units (1,373 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,494 units (1,223 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 221 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 520 units (465 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 47 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 332 units (324 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 391 units (311 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 276 units (269 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 381 units (381 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 535 units (485 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 48 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 482 units (474 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 862 units (682 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 881 units (833 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,185 units (903 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 282 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,037 units (990 single-family, 37 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,096 units (1,038 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,173 units (1,137 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,478 units (1,430 single-family, 48 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,380 units (1,184 single-family, 124 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,808 units (857 single-family, 160 in 2–4 unit, 791 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,546 units (1,427 single-family, 68 in 2–4 unit, 1,051 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,540 units (1,016 single-family, 54 in 2–4 unit, 470 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252024 high · 2,5462011 low · 27601,0002,0003,0002004: 1,745 units (1,359 single-family, 380 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,919 units (1,471 single-family, 328 in 2–4 unit, 120 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,534 units (1,373 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,494 units (1,223 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 221 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 520 units (465 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 47 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 332 units (324 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 391 units (311 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 276 units (269 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 381 units (381 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 535 units (485 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 48 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 482 units (474 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 862 units (682 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 881 units (833 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,185 units (903 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 282 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,037 units (990 single-family, 37 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,096 units (1,038 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,173 units (1,137 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,478 units (1,430 single-family, 48 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,380 units (1,184 single-family, 124 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,808 units (857 single-family, 160 in 2–4 unit, 791 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,546 units (1,427 single-family, 68 in 2–4 unit, 1,051 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,540 units (1,016 single-family, 54 in 2–4 unit, 470 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252024 high · 2,546

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Relative to population

With 173,851 residents in July 2025, Idaho Falls authorized 10.4 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 2.2 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Rapid City (10.5) and Bend (10.3).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 14 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Idaho Falls, with 4,404 units or 50% of the total, followed by Bonneville County (unincorporated) with 1,365. Among the three largest, Idaho Falls put 51% of its units in five-plus buildings, Jefferson County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Idaho Falls50% (4,404 units)
  • Bonneville County (unincorporated)16% (1,365 units)
  • Jefferson County (unincorporated)15% (1,328 units)
  • Ammon15% (1,300 units)
  • Iona1.8% (156 units)
  • Swan Valley0.7% (60 units)
  • Butte County (unincorporated)0.4% (36 units)
  • Irwin0.3% (30 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Indianapolis (27% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 4%. Duplexes to fourplexes are unusually common here: 5.2% of units, against 3.5% nationally. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2024 (1,051), single-family houses in 2005 (1,471).

2021–202567.6%68%5.2%27.2%27%2004–200680.9%81%15.2%15%4.0%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202567.6%68%5.2%27.2%27%2004–200680.9%81%15.2%15%4.0%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Idaho Falls authorized the most units in 2024 (2,546); 2025 reached 60% of that. Its peak year is shared by 9 other metro areas, among them Bowling Green, Cleveland, TN, Gainesville, GA. Annual permits fell from 1,919 during the mid-2000s boom to 276 in 2011, a drop of 86%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Boise City's (85%). The 2021–2025 pace of 1,750 units a year is 1% above the 2004–2006 pace.

Where in the metro

Bonneville County accounted for 84% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Jefferson County for 16%.

  • Bonneville County84% (1,219 in 2025)
  • Jefferson County16% (312 in 2025)
  • Butte County0.5% (9 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI6823.749%
Idaho Falls, ID1,54010.427%
Odessa, TX9215.90.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL2526.214%
Homosassa Springs, FL2,10212.50.1%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Idaho Falls beside Odessa

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Idaho. Counting rules.