Section 8 Housing in Idaho
8,301 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 3 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Idaho.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Idaho?
Yes. Idaho law blocks local governments from requiring voucher acceptance, so landlords in Idaho can legally decline Section 8 applicants. Listing on a voucher-friendly marketplace is the fastest way to find the landlords who do accept.
Idaho Code §55-307 (HB 545, 2024)
Bars local ordinances requiring participation in voucher programs; nullified Boise's ordinance. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Idaho
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Idaho ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in IdahoExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in IdahoMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in Idaho
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Section 8 by county in Idaho
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Ada County6,239 vouchers
- Canyon County1,086 vouchers
- Bannock County752 vouchers
- Adams County
- Bear Lake County
- Benewah County
- Bingham County
- Blaine County
- Boise County
- Bonner County
- Bonneville County
- Boundary County
- Camas County
- Caribou County
- Cassia County
- Clark County
- Clearwater County
- Custer County
- Elmore County
- Franklin County
- Fremont County
- Gem County
- Gooding County
- Idaho County
- Jefferson County
- Jerome County
- Kootenai County
- Latah County
- Lemhi County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Minidoka County
- Nez Perce County
- Oneida County
- Owyhee County
- Payette County
- Power County
- Shoshone County
- Teton County
- Twin Falls County
- Valley County
- Washington County
Section 8 in Idaho: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Idaho?
- Yes. Idaho law blocks local governments from requiring voucher acceptance, so landlords in Idaho can legally decline Section 8 applicants. Listing on a voucher-friendly marketplace is the fastest way to find the landlords who do accept.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in Idaho?
- HUD data shows about 8,301 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 3 Idaho markets we track, administered by 10 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in Idaho?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of Idaho's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in Idaho
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.