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Cheapest Idaho Counties for Land

A sourced market snapshot ranking counties by land affordability and availability signals.

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10/10

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10/10

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#1Power CountyPartially sourced98

Official Tier 1 Idaho source review updated from Power County building, planning, manufactured-home, permit, and code resources; office confirmation still needed because the county warns of ordinance changes.

#2Idaho CountyPartially sourced97

Official Tier 1 Idaho source review updated from Idaho County Building/Living guidance; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#3Washington CountyPartially sourced95

Official Tier 1 Idaho source review updated from Washington County code, zoning map, state building-code, permit, and parcel-history resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#4Lewis CountyPartially sourced89

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Lewis County Planning and Zoning source anchor; source remains thin and office confirmation is needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#5Adams CountyPartially sourced88

Official Tier 1 Idaho source review updated from Adams County Planning and Zoning and Building Department permit resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#6Cassia CountyPartially sourced85

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Cassia County Zoning and Building and zoning-map source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#7Camas CountyPartially sourced79

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Camas County Planning and Zoning, zoning ordinance, building permit, and winter-access caution resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#8Butte CountyPartially sourced78

Official Tier 1 Idaho source review updated from Butte County Planning and Zoning, zoning map, area-of-impact, and building permit resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#9Bear Lake CountyPartially sourced75

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Bear Lake County Planning and Zoning source anchor; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#10Clearwater CountyPartially sourced75

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Clearwater County Building and Planning permit application and county website source anchor; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#11Caribou CountyPartially sourced70

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Caribou County zoning certification and building-permit approval application resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#12Franklin CountyPartially sourced68

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Franklin County Planning and Zoning and Building Department source anchors; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#13Shoshone CountyPartially sourced67

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Shoshone County Planning and Zoning, building, manufactured/mobile home setting permit, site disturbance, floodplain, and parcel-zoning resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#14Owyhee CountyPartially sourced67

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Owyhee County planning, zoning, subdivision, building, residential permit, septic, fire-access, and driveway/access resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#15Bonneville CountyPartially sourced66

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Bonneville County Planning and Zoning, online applications, public hearing, zoning ordinance, zoning map, comprehensive plan, flood ordinance, FAQ, and permit-fee source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#16Oneida CountyPartially sourced65

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Oneida County Planning and Zoning development code source; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#17Gooding CountyPartially sourced61

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Gooding County Planning and Zoning, planning/building, permit, commission, and county-code source anchors; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#18Benewah CountyPartially sourced60

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Benewah County Building Department source anchor; public planning source depth remains limited, and office confirmation is still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#19Nez Perce CountyPartially sourced59

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Nez Perce County Planning and Building applications, planner/building official, mechanical, state electrical/plumbing, and septic-permit direction source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#20Bannock CountyPartially sourced59

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Bannock County planning source anchor; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#21Boundary CountyPartially sourced56

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Boundary County Planning and Zoning and zoning/subdivision land-use ordinance source anchors; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#22Lemhi CountyPartially sourced53

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Lemhi County building, county/city land-use assistance, and FAQ resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#23Custer CountyPartially sourced47

Official Tier 2 Idaho source review updated from Custer County Planning and Zoning, rural addressing, GIS, public hearing, and zoning ordinance resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#24Lincoln CountyPartially sourced39

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Lincoln County Planning and Zoning, zoning map, ordinance, application, electronic plan review, and building permit resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#25Fremont CountyPartially sourced37

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Fremont County Planning and Zoning plus Planning and Building source anchors; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#26Elmore CountyPartially sourced31

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Elmore County Land Use and Building, zoning and development ordinance, building permit requirements, flood-control, and application resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#27Payette CountyPartially sourced25

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Payette County Planning and Zoning source anchor; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#28Boise CountyPartially sourced21

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Boise County Planning and Zoning, ULO, building permit, flood development, and building permit procedure resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#29Ada CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Ada County Development Services source anchor; high-density, city-boundary, subdivision, utility, water, septic/sewer, and covenant constraints make alternative-housing assumptions highly parcel-specific.

#30Bingham CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Bingham County Planning and Zoning source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#31Blaine CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Blaine County Land Use, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing, Land Use Office, and current planning application source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#32Bonner CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Bonner County Planning applications, Building Location Permit, Conditional Use, Floodplain, Shore Land, Stormwater, subdivision, variance, zone-change, FAQ, and permit guidance source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#33Canyon CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Canyon County Development Services source anchor; high-growth, city-boundary, utility, subdivision, irrigation, water, septic, and access constraints require parcel-specific confirmation before tiny-home or long-term RV assumptions.

#34Clark CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Clark County Planning and Zoning, development code, zoning district, building permit, floodplain, lot split, subdivision, variance, zone-change, and approach permit resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#35Gem CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Gem County Development Services permit-packet materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#36Jefferson CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Jefferson County Planning, Zoning, and Building ordinance source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#37Jerome CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Jerome County Building Department, zoning map, and zoning-permit chapter source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#38Kootenai CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Kootenai County Planning and Building source anchors; high-growth, lake/shoreland, subdivision, utility, water, septic, and city-boundary constraints require parcel-specific confirmation before tiny-home or long-term RV assumptions.

#39Latah CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Latah County Planning, Building, and GIS resources covering land-use ordinance administration, conditional use, subdivision, zone-change review, building-code enforcement, applications, handouts, ordinances, plans, maps, and permit search resources; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#40Madison CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Madison County building permit materials and county website context referencing Building Department and Planning and Zoning review; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#41Minidoka CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Minidoka County Boards and Commissions planning/zoning governance source anchor; public planning source depth remains limited, and office confirmation is still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#42Teton CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Teton County Planning and Zoning forms, Land Development Code review references, concept-plan materials, city-impact context, and septic-capacity source materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#43Twin Falls CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Twin Falls County Community Development Services source anchor; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

#44Valley CountyPartially sourced20

Official Idaho readiness review updated from Valley County Planning and Zoning, land-use ordinance, subdivision, mobile-home/RV park, building permit, floodplain, wellhead protection, and RV camp materials; office confirmation still needed for tiny homes and long-term RV occupancy.

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