Rents are right about where Post Falls's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,692 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
November. Asking rents in Post Falls usually run 1.1% below trend in November and 1.6% above it in July, about $46 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Post Falls is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2021.
Rent in Post Falls changed +4.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 18 Idaho cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.9%.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($82,183) is $2,055 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,030); a 4-bedroom is $2,430.
Spokane, WA, 21 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,483/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Post Falls. 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
Post Falls, ID is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 25.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Post Falls, ID has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Post Falls, ID stood at $1,338 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,692, reflecting a 26.5% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in Post Falls, ID now reports about $82,183, up from $65,592 in 2021. The population has grown by 13.7% since 2021, moving from about 38,162 residents to roughly 43,391. Renters now make up 35.9% of households, compared with 28.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 25.3% of adults here, versus 21.1% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Post Falls, ID reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Post Falls is $1,692/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $990/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,450/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,220/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,030/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($82,183/yr), Post Falls ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.1% over the past year.
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