How high are HOA and condo fees in Idaho? What a new report says
If you’re looking to buy a home in Idaho, you may want to add another expense line to your budget: homeowners association or condo fees.
More than 30% of “owned households” in the Gem State paid HOA or condo fees in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which collected the data as part of its American Community Survey.
That’s higher than the national share and it places Idaho toward the top of the list among all 50 states and Washington, D.C., per the census data.
Here’s a closer look at the data in Idaho and nationwide:
How many homeowners in Idaho pay HOA/condo fees?
In Idaho, 30.9% of owned households paid homeowners association or condo fees in 2024, according to the census bureau data.
That put the Gem State higher than the national percentage — which was 25% — and at No. 13 among all 50 states and Washington, D.C., per the data.
Which states have the highest share of households paying HOA/condo fees?
Here are the 10 states with the highest percentages of owned households paying HOA or condo fees in 2024, according to the census bureau:
- Nevada: 51.3%
- Arizona: 44.7%
- Florida: 44.3%
- Colorado: 42.4%
- Hawaii: 42%
- Delaware: 40.5%
- Washington, D.C.: 38.6%
- Maryland: 37.7%
- South Carolina: 34.4%
- Texas: 34.3%
How much are HOA/condo fees in the U.S.?
The amount you can expect to shell out for HOA or condo fees depends to some degree on where you live. New York’s median monthly fee of $739 was the highest nationwide in 2024 by more than $200, the census bureau data showed.
Idaho’s median monthly fee of $61 put it toward the back of the pack at No. 39, alongside Indiana, Louisiana and New Mexico, according to the data.
Meanwhile, the national median was $135 a month.
The median cost means half were higher and half were lower.
Here are the top 10 states by median monthly HOA/condo fees, according to the census bureau:
- New York: $739
- Washington, D.C.: $505
- Hawaii: $470
- Massachusetts: $376
- Connecticut: $351
- New Hampshire: $316
- Rhode Island: $314
- New Jersey: $300
- California: $278
- Minnesota: $269
What are HOA and condo fees?
Homeowners associations, or HOAs, are nonprofit groups “that manage housing, often in planned or gated communities,” the census bureau said.
The groups “collect fees to manage common areas and amenities,” according to the census bureau, which added that “condo fees are similar but cover more shared services and structural features like roofs and hallways.”
The census bureau said it used to ask solely about condo fees in the survey, but it added HOA fees to give a fuller picture of homeownership costs.
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