A real valuation from comparable sales on your street — not a county median, and not an automated guess.
Get My Free Home Value Report →Every town in Kootenai County prices on its own logic. These are the factors that move the number in Coeur d'Alene specifically — and the ones automated estimates handle worst.
Lake Coeur d'Alene frontage, a view of it, and walking distance to it are three completely different price tiers. A view lot on the hill and a comparable floor plan a mile inland can differ by a figure that has nothing to do with the house itself.
Proximity to Sherman Avenue, the resort and the waterfront carries a premium that automated estimates consistently miss, because it doesn't show up in square footage or bed/bath count.
Fort Grounds, Sanders Beach and the streets around Tubbs Hill trade on character and location. Older housing stock means condition and updates swing value harder here than in a newer subdivision.
Coeur d'Alene School District 271 serves the city, and North Idaho College sits on the waterfront — both factor into how families and investors weigh a purchase.
These are Coeur d'Alene-specific figures — not county medians — covering the twelve months ending July 2026:
| Coeur d'Alene | Trailing 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Median sales price | $615,119 | +5.9% vs. prior year |
| Median days on market | 65 days | -1.5% vs. prior year |
| Homes sold (12 months) | 1,134 | +15.0% vs. prior year |
| Median price per sq ft | $333 | +5.7% vs. prior year |
| Months of supply | 3.7 | -17.8% vs. prior year |
Source: Coeur d'Alene MLS, trailing 12 months ending July 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Medians describe the middle sale — your home's value depends on its specific location, condition and recent comparable sales.
What stands out: Coeur d'Alene is the county's biggest and most liquid market — 1,134 sales in twelve months, up 15% — at its highest price point. Homes move in a little over two months, and supply is tightening, not loosening.
Coeur d'Alene is the price leader in North Idaho, and the county median understates the city precisely because the county includes a lot of non-lake, non-downtown inventory. For context, here is where Kootenai County as a whole stood in the most recent report:
Source: Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors June 2026 report (via the Coeur d'Alene Press, July 18, 2026). These are county-wide figures. Individual towns and neighborhoods vary considerably — see the full Kootenai County market report for the month-by-month trend.
A record county median doesn't mean your listing sells itself. At 82 days county-wide, CdA rewards accurate pricing and presentation — and because the value drivers here are so location-specific, pricing off a neighbor's asking price is the single most expensive mistake sellers make.
It's also worth knowing your net before you list. Here's a line-by-line breakdown of what it actually costs to sell a house in Kootenai County — commission, title, escrow, tax proration, and the transfer tax Idaho doesn't charge.
You get the lake, the downtown and the shortest commute to everything — and you pay for all three. If your budget is tight, the same house in Post Falls or Rathdrum is a real conversation worth having before you stretch.
Yes, and not in a straight line. Frontage, view, and walk-to-water access are distinct tiers, and the difference between them is often larger than the difference between two houses of different sizes. That's why a comparable-sales analysis matters more here than in a uniform subdivision.
Automated models work from square footage, bed/bath and recent nearby sales. They don't see your view, your lot's slope, or whether the sale down the street was waterfront. In a market this location-sensitive, that gap gets wide.
The county median hit a record $565,000 in June 2026, up 3.9% year over year and 25% over five years. Appreciation has concentrated in well-located, well-maintained homes rather than lifting everything equally.
Jeff Kanally — Broker, Epique Realty. Licensed in Idaho & Washington, serving Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum & the greater Spokane area. County figures per the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors; your home's value depends on its specific location, condition and recent comparable sales. General information, not an appraisal.