Rents are 6% above what Star'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 $2,452 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
Rent in Star is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2022.
Rent in Star changed +6.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 18 Idaho cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.9%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,936) is $2,448 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,340); a 4-bedroom is $2,800.
Eagle, 6 miles away, rents for 10% less ($2,200/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Star. 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
Star, ID is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 34.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Star, ID has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Star, ID has shifted from $2,168 to $2,452, up 13.1% since 2023. Median household income climbed from $75,120 to $97,936 between 2021 and 2024, a 30.4% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Star, ID adding about 3,816 residents over the five-year window, up 34.9% on net. The renter share has risen from 15.7% to 19.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 31.2% to 34.9% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Star, ID reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Star is $2,452/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,180/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,670/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,390/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,340/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($97,936/yr), Star ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.8% over the past year.
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