Cost of living in Kuna, ID — Housing, Rent & Index

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Housing, rent, and a comparison to the US average.

$459,192
Median home value
$2,225/mo
Median rent
129
Cost index (US=100)
-0.0%
Home YoY change

The median home value in Kuna, ID is $459,192 as of 2026-04. That places Kuna above the US average for housing cost, with a cost index of approximately 129 versus a national baseline of 100.

Over the past 12 months, the median home value in Kuna has moved sideways, and over the past five years it has averaged +2.1% annual growth. The current price sits -9.9% from its 5-year peak in 2022-06.

Renters pay a median of $2,225 per month in Kuna. Rents have changed +6.2% over the last year and averaged +4.6% per year over five years.

Beyond housing, day-to-day costs in Kuna are shaped by state and local taxes, utility rates, transportation, and groceries. This page focuses on the housing component, which is the largest single line in most household budgets and the easiest to compare across cities using consistent national data.

Housing

Median home value$459,192
1-year change-0.0%
5-year price growth+2.1%
10-year price growth+9.0%
vs 5-year peak-9.9%

Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI).

How Kuna compares

Cost index129 (above US)
Median home vs US (~$355k)+29.3%
Population29,127
Momentum score63 (Rising)

Cost index is currently a housing-only proxy; full BLS basket coming with ACS pull.

Affordability reality

Prices only mean something against local pay. Here’s how Kuna’s housing lines up with what people here actually earn.

Median rent vs income28% of local median income
Home price-to-income4.8× local median income

At $2,225/mo, rent eats about 28% of the local median household income of $96,219 — within the 30% rule of thumb for affordable housing.

The median home runs about 4.8× the local median income (stretched).

Daily life in Kuna

Climate

87°/55° summer36°/21° winter207 sunny days26″ snow/yr19″ rain/yr

Summers run mild (highs near 87°F) and winters are chilly (highs near 36°F), with about 26″ of snow a year.

Natural-hazard & insurance risk

Flood: lowTornado: very lowHurricane: very lowWildfire: highEarthquake: moderate

Insurance heads-up: in Kuna, wildfire risk is pushing some insurers to raise rates or stop writing new policies in the highest-risk areas.

Getting around

The average commute is 30 min — longer than the US average of ~27 min; 10% of workers are remote; 82% own their home.

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.