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Idaho’s housing boom can’t keep up with its explosive population growth—adding over 17,000 units in 2025 alone still leaves nearly 35,000 affordable homes short. With 90% of cities seeing surging populations and minimum wage workers needing 100+ hours weekly to afford rent, new state laws aim to ease construction hurdles for starter homes and ADUs, forcing cities to update zoning by February 2027—but local officials remain divided on whether state intervention goes too far or is just what’s needed.

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