Rents are 12% below what Nampa's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $1,668 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 Nampa usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Nampa is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Nampa changed +6.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 18 Idaho cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.9%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Nampa rose 46.5% while median household income rose 52.1% ($48,846 to $74,279). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Nampa is 52.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 12 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,279) is $1,857 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,770); a 3-bedroom is $2,483.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Nampa, 83686 ($1,738/mo), costs 12% more than the cheapest, 83651 ($1,549/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Nampa. 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
Nampa, ID is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 23.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Nampa, ID has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Nampa, ID has climbed by $413 per month, settling near $1,668 after starting the period at $1,255. Household income in the area moved from $57,552 to $74,279 across the same window, up 29.1% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 3.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 98,881 to 110,319 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.6% change. About 29.8% of households rent today, against 32.7% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 20.1% to 23.4%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Nampa, ID look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Nampa is $1,668/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,250/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,770/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,477/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,483/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($74,279/yr), Nampa ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.2% over the past year.
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