Payette
Idaho

What stands out

What stands out about Payette County: rainfall is in the bottom 5% of American counties (14 inches a year), the home price against local income is in the top 10% of American counties (3.7 years of income), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 12% of American counties (0.50%). Within Idaho it ranks 13th of 44 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Payette County, Idaho. 25,571 people live here with you. The population grew 1.3% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +335).

Idaho has a flat 5.3% income tax and grew faster than almost any state between 2015 and 2023, driven by arrivals from California and Washington to the Boise area. Home prices in Ada County more than doubled in that stretch. The state offers a property-tax reduction for lower-income seniors and taxes Social Security for nobody.

Money

The typical household here brings in $62,721 a year, higher than 57% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,412. Unemployment runs 3.0%, lower than 64% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 19 minutes each way.

Idaho takes 4.9% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,069 a year.

Home

The median home costs $416K, pricier than 87% of American counties, about 3.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $772 a month. Property tax is 0.50% of home value, roughly $1,323 a year on that median home, lower than 88% of American counties. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 62% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 26 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 76.8 years, longer than 62% of American counties. There are 24 active physicians in the county, about 9.4 per 10,000 people. 12.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.81 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 77% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 59 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 68% of eligible voters turned out. Under Idaho law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 53°F, highs near 66 and lows near 41, colder than 60% of American counties. About 14 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 20 out of 100, safer than 80% of American counties; the county has had 6 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 175 Mbps down, slower than 60% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.