Month-by-month prices, days on market, inventory and sales volume for 2026 — every number sourced from the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors, not estimated.
Prices are at a record, homes are selling faster than last year, and there is less to choose from than there was a year ago. Over five years the county median is up 25%.
Most people search for the average home price, and nearly every published figure for this market — including every number on this page — is actually a median. The distinction matters here more than in most places.
The median is the middle sale: half of homes sold for more, half for less. An average adds every sale and divides. In a county with Lake Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake waterfront, a handful of multi-million-dollar sales drags an average well above what a typical home actually trades for. The median ignores those outliers, which is exactly why the Realtors report it.
So when you see “the average home price in Coeur d'Alene is $565,000,” the honest version is: the median Kootenai County single-family home sold for $565,000 in June 2026. A true average would be higher — and less useful for pricing your house.
| Month | Median single-family price | Change vs. year earlier | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | $562,000 | +6.4% | Highest in more than three years, passing the old record of $560,000 set in August 2022 |
| February | $552,500 | up slightly | Prices held; sales volume slowed |
| March | $545,000 | −0.2% | First year-over-year decline in more than two years |
| April | $544,900 | — | Flat at the year's low point |
| June | $565,000 | +3.9% | Record high — summer activity picked up across the board |
Source: Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors monthly reports, as reported by the Coeur d'Alene Press. May figures were not separately published in the same series.
The headline — “record high” — hides a more interesting year. Kootenai County opened 2026 strong, gave back about $17,000 of median price between January and April, then rebounded to a record by June. March produced the first year-over-year decline since February 2024, and it was fractional at 0.2%.
That is not a market running away from anyone, and it is not a market falling apart. It is a market moving sideways-to-up with real seasonality — which is precisely why pricing a house off last summer's comps, or off a neighbor's asking price, gets sellers into trouble.
| Report | Avg. days on market | Active listings | Homes sold (year to date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-year 2025 | 93 | 668 (Jan 6) | 2,484 for the year |
| February 2026 | 102 | 656 (Mar 4) | 309 |
| March 2026 | 97 | 778 (Apr 3) | 507 |
| April 2026 | — | 883 (May 5) | 724 |
| June 2026 | 82 | 1,082 (Jul 6) | 1,246 |
Two things are happening at once, and they pull in opposite directions for a seller.
Rates have hovered just above 6% for most of 2026 — around 6.16% on a 30-year fixed in January and 6.08% in February, per Bankrate figures cited in the local reports.
Jared McFarland of Century 21 Beutler and Associates, quoted in the Coeur d'Alene Press coverage, described the pattern local agents watch: activity jumps when rates dip below 6% and cools when they rise. That threshold effect explains a lot of the month-to-month choppiness in the table above — the underlying demand is there, and a fraction of a percentage point decides whether it shows up.
Jennifer Smock, managing broker at Windermere/Coeur d'Alene and president of the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors, characterized 2025 as a notably steady year with no major swings in either direction, and modest appreciation concentrated in well-located, well-maintained homes. That is still the shape of this market in 2026: condition and location are doing the work, not a rising tide.
| County | Median single-family price | Year over year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenai (June 2026) | $565,000 | +3.9% | Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum |
| Bonner (March 2026) | $497,500 | −3.4% | Sandpoint and north; sales up 12% |
| Benewah (April 2026) | $330,000 | — | St. Maries area |
| Shoshone (June 2026) | $317,000 | +12% | Silver Valley; up 41% over five years, on low sales volume |
Kootenai is the price leader in North Idaho by a wide margin. Shoshone County is posting the largest percentage gains — but on a handful of sales each month, which makes its month-to-month swings far less meaningful than the headline percentages suggest.
One caution worth stating plainly: a statewide WalletHub analysis cited in local coverage found Idaho residents spend the eighth-highest share of income on housing in the country, at roughly 31% of median monthly household income. Strong appreciation and affordability pressure are the same story told from two directions.
A record median is good news, but it does not mean your home will sell itself. The market data points to three practical conclusions:
Before you list, it is also worth knowing your net. I've published a full 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.
Up over the year, but not in a straight line. The county median opened 2026 at $562,000, eased to $544,900 by April, then hit a record $565,000 in June — up 3.9% year over year and 25% over five years. March produced the first year-over-year dip in more than two years, and it was only 0.2%.
The measurable conditions are favorable: record median price, sales volume up 6.6%, and homes selling 13% faster than a year ago. Whether it's right for you depends on where you're going next and what your equity looks like — which is a conversation, not a statistic.
Automated estimates work from county-wide patterns and public records. They can't see your remodel, your roof, your view, or the fact that the comparable sale down the street was a distressed sale. That's the gap a real comparable-sales analysis closes.
Whenever the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors publish a new monthly report. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update, and every figure is attributed below.
Sources. All price, sales-volume, days-on-market and inventory figures are from the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors monthly and year-end reports, as reported by the Coeur d'Alene Press: 2025 year-end (Jan 11, 2026), January (Feb 9), February (Mar 7), March (Apr 20), April (May 9) and June (Jul 18) 2026. Mortgage rates as cited to Bankrate in that coverage. Housing-cost-share figure from a WalletHub analysis cited in the same reporting. Figures are county-wide; individual towns and neighborhoods vary, and your home's value depends on its specific location, condition and recent comparable sales. This page is general market information, not an appraisal or financial advice.
Jeff Kanally — Broker, Epique Realty. Licensed in Idaho & Washington, serving Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum & the greater Spokane area.