Kootenai County home sales rise 15.1%, prices climb in June

Kootenai County’s June home sales climbed 15.1% as 388 single-family homes on less than an acre, including condos, closed across the county, up from 337 in June 2025. The average closed price also rose to $821,772, a 9.6% increase from $749,859 a year earlier, keeping sellers in a strong position even as more homes came to market.

By late June, the county had about 2,270 active listings, a median listing price of $769,200 and a median of 38 days on market, according to Realtor.com. The median sold price was $567,125, a gap that shows buyers still had some room to negotiate even while prices stayed elevated. Median rent was $2,150 a month, leaving little relief for renters who have been priced out of the ownership market.

For first-time buyers, that combination meant more choices than during the tightest periods, but not much affordability relief. For move-up families, the larger pool of listings and longer marketing time created a little more breathing room to sell and buy in the same market. Sellers who came in with realistic pricing still benefited from June’s stronger volume, but the spread between list and sold prices showed that overpricing could still slow a deal.

Recent county snapshots suggest Kootenai County entered early summer with more balance, but not a full break from the region’s high-cost pattern. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported the county’s median price for a single-family home reached $555,738 in May, up 2.3% from a year earlier. Redfin put the three-month median sale price through May at about $573,000, with homes taking a median 21 days to sell and 348 sales in May, up from 335 a year earlier. Those figures point to a market where some homes were still moving quickly while the wider county had more inventory and a slower pace than the most frenzied periods.