Housing market/Idaho/ZIP 83646
ZIP 83646 Meridian, Idaho
Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · Idaho. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 83646 · ID
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 83646 — Meridian, ID HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 83646
- 1-unit detached23,52887.7%
- 1-unit attached9463.5%
- 2–4 units8233.1%
- 5–49 units1,1544.3%
- 50+ units3411.3%
- Mobile370.1%
2–4 unit share 3.1% · 5–49 unit share 4.3% · combined 2–49 7.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,814 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,642.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 44.8%; ≥50% 22.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,900 (1.047× ACS median gross rent).
Population
74,522 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +25.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 50 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 528 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 83646 18.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 3.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,814; population increased +25.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 823 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,154 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,900 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,814. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Idaho research
ZIP 83646 is a Census / HUD profile for Boise City, ID. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 83646 — Meridian, ID HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Idaho ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Idaho research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 83646?
ZIP 83646 (Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area) has 74,522 residents, 25,954 households, a renter share of 18.6%, median household income of $101,040, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,814. Vacancy is 3.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 83646?
ACS counts 32 units in 2-unit buildings, 791 in 3–4 unit buildings, 354 in 5–9, 611 in 10–19, and 189 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,977 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 83646?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,900. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 83646 — Meridian, ID HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Idaho ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 83646 is Census / HUD research for Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Idaho property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.