Rents are 6% above what Eagle's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,200 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Eagle usually run 1.9% below trend in January and 2% above it in August, about $86 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Eagle is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Eagle changed +10.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 18 Idaho cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.9%.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($122,894) is $3,072 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,460); a 3-bedroom is $3,450.
Garden City, 13 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,930/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Eagle. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Eagle, ID is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 57.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Eagle, ID has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Eagle, ID stood at $1,693 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,200, reflecting a 29.9% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $122,894 today, compared with $99,814 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 10.8% since 2021, moving from about 29,665 residents to roughly 32,855. College-educated residents now make up 57.5% of adults here, versus 49% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Eagle is $2,200/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,740/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,460/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,050/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,450/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($122,894/yr), Eagle ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 10.1% over the past year.
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