Housing data for Winchester, ID

Winchester, ID has an estimated 302 residents and 151 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Lewis County.

34.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $817 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
302 (±39)
Housing units
151 (±21)
Households that rent
34.5%
Median gross rent
$817
Residents since 2015–2019
+4.9%

What stands out in Winchester

Households that rent: 34.5% (±10.1 points) in Winchester, higher than in Lewis County (23.6%).

Housing in Winchester at a glance

  • Median rent: $817 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,042 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 43.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 34.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $45,208 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $225,000 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $979 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,481 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 4.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 52.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 76.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 46.2% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 23.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +4.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 24.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Winchester against Lewis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WinchesterLewis CountyIdahoUnited States
Residents302 (±39)3,682 (exact)1,934,262 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units151 (±21)1,826 (±31)795,014 (±223)143,775,355
Households that rent34.5% (±10.1 points)23.6% (±3.0 points)27.9% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$817 (±$136)$737 (±$34)$1,238 (±$16)$1,413
Median household income$45,208 (±$5,425)$51,615 (±$3,542)$77,800 (±$743)$80,734
Median home value$225,000 (±$32,624)$225,300 (±$13,711)$418,600 (±$2,550)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,481 (±$177)$1,341 (±$63)$2,038 (±$25)$3,119
Built before 198076.1% (±14.6 points)74.3% (±5.4 points)39.1% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute23.0 minutes (±6.6)21.4 minutes (±1.7)21.6 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband83.2% (±7.8 points)81.9% (±3.3 points)91.9% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents54.7 years (±6.3)49.0 years (±1.2)37.3 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Winchester covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 1,716 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Winchester has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents288 (±45)302 (±39)+4.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units158 (±17)151 (±21)−4.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$590 (±$68)$817 (±$136)+38.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$127,200 (±$11,487)$225,000 (±$32,624)+76.9%Up after inflation
Median household income$34,000 (±$5,085)$45,208 (±$5,425)+33.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,058 (±$112)$979 (±$282)−7.5%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,155 (±$95)$1,481 (±$177)+28.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent29.5% (±11.3 points)34.5% (±10.1 points)+5.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate2.5% (±7.2 points)0.0% (±48.1 points)−2.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Lewis County

Winchester has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Lewis County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Lewis County recorded 80 violent and 559 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Winchester

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Reubens6.9 mi—$125,00016.7%
Craigmont7.3 mi$959$207,30011.0%
Culdesac9.5 mi$892$160,40028.6%
Ferdinand13 mi$688$208,90012.1%
Lapwai14 mi$1,017$113,70038.1%
Nezperce18 mi$525$189,30015.7%
Cottonwood19 mi$1,010$234,70020.0%
Peck19 mi$867$152,80013.3%

Places in Idaho most like Winchester

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Hansen$788$220,200$50,08335.6%
St. Anthony$793$231,900$53,15236.0%
Parma$980$274,300$49,23134.4%
Gooding$861$186,100$41,89939.3%
Glenns Ferry$646$197,900$51,84032.1%
Payette$837$276,500$55,20840.8%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Idaho.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Winchester, fiscal year 2027

Lewis County, ID, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$770$775$1,014$1,404$1,642

HUD income limits for Winchester, fiscal year 2026

Lewis County, ID, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,500$30,800$49,300
2 people$21,640$35,200$56,350
3 people$27,320$39,600$63,400
4 people$33,000$44,000$70,400
5 people$38,680$47,550$76,050
6 people$44,360$51,050$81,700
7 people$50,040$54,600$87,300
8 people$55,720$58,100$92,950

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Lewis County, ID, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $69,000.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Winchester

Is Winchester growing?

In Winchester, the number of residents went from 288 in 2015–2019 to 302 in 2020–2024 (+4.9%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Winchester city, Idaho (place:87850, in state:16).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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