A Home for Everyone is the city’s approach to addressing housing needs in our community for all. The programs and initiatives under A Home for Everyone are resident-focused and resident-centered. This means everyone is included – from students and young professionals to empty nesters and retirees, our CEOs to those experiencing homelessness.
The City of Boise is committed to doing everything we can to ensure that there is a place to live for every resident, at every budget.
Visit our Housing Data Portal for easy access to data, maps and interactive dashboards related to housing in Boise.
Interactive Housing Data Portal
The city's rental housing program offers a variety of apartments and single-family homes for income-qualified residents.
Learn MorePrograms funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Learn MoreThe 2021 Housing Needs Analysis Reports tell us where the city needs to focus our efforts.
See MoreInformation on current affordable housing projects addressing City of Boise's housing needs.
See MoreNonprofits, faith communities, and other mission-based organizations can be part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis.
See MoreThe housing program is the city's approach to addressing housing needs in Boise. It aims to provide a variety of housing choices and to create great places – compact, dynamic neighborhoods with walkable streets, access to arts, culture and jobs, as well as transit and a wide variety of businesses/services.
The Housing Land Trust leverages city-owned property to create housing for residents at all income levels and ensure that it remains affordable into the future.
In 2019, following an extensive community engagement period, the City of Boise amended the development code around Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to support the creation of additional affordable housing across our city.
The City of Boise decided to maintain the existing requirement that the property owner remain on-site, either in a primary unit or in the ADU, and made amendments to maximum size limits, number of bedrooms allowed and on-site parking requirements.
In 2023 the City of Boise adopted a new zoning code, which had not changed significantly in over 55 years. A Modern Zoning Code ensures that we preserve and enhance community character, keep our neighborhoods people-scaled and people-friendly, and serve the needs of our city today and into the future.
To meet the housing needs of our growing community, the City of Boise created a Housing Incentives Program. The program provides financial incentives for the development of rental housing within Boise city limits affordable to individuals and families earning at or below 80% Area Median Income.
The City of Boise is the lead agency of Our Path Home, the public-private partnership working to end homelessness in Ada County. The partnership is comprised of nearly 50 partner agencies working together to provide homelessness prevention services, a regional response to those experiencing homelessness and supportive housing.
Our Path Home led the development of two key Housing First developments in our community:
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