Kootenai County is in need of a significant increase in housing units to meet the current demand. Less than 20 percent of local households can afford to buy a home, and the majority of home sales come from nonresidents. According to a study by the Idaho Asset Building Network, since 1990, the state has gained 56,000 low to modest income households but only added 7,000 affordable housing units. This study also stated Idaho has a current deficit of 22,000 affordable housing units.
BOISE- Full-time workers in Idaho need to earn $21.53 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent. This is Idaho’s 2023 “Housing Wage,” according to a
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