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Nampa: the valley’s value, rising.
A median sale price of $429,900 — about $130,000 under Meridian — and up 4.9% on the year while most of the valley fell, the strongest move of any city in this guide. Idaho’s second-largest city offers a unique blend of affordability and amenities, making it an attractive option for those looking for a balance of lifestyle and budget.
Sources: Redfin & Zillow (market) and the U.S. Census ACS (owner-occupied). Live IMLS numbers arrive with the feed.
What it’s actually like to live in Nampa.
Nampa is the second-largest city in Idaho, with 110,319 residents — not far behind Meridian and more than four times the size of Kuna. It is also, by some distance, one of the two most affordable places in this guide series: the median sale price of $429,900 in May 2026 sits about $130,000 below Meridian and $30,000 below the cheapest Boise neighborhood we cover. Only Caldwell, half Nampa’s size, comes in lower at $419,999.
The part worth paying attention to is the direction. While Meridian fell 4.8% year over year and Eagle fell 14.5%, Nampa rose 4.9% — the second-strongest move of any area in this guide, behind only the North End, and the strongest of any city in the valley. Homes went under contract in a median of 26 days, faster than Kuna at 51 or Star at 60. Affordable and slow are not the same thing here.
It is a working city rather than a bedroom suburb, and it has the infrastructure to match: two full hospitals (Saint Alphonsus and St. Luke’s both run Nampa campuses), Northwest Nazarene University, a College of Western Idaho campus, and the Ford Idaho Center. Median household income is $74,279 and 70.2% of homes are owner-occupied, with a median age of 33.9 — young, and younger than every guide here except Kuna.
Nampa, in three dimensions.
Fly the grid from downtown out to the Ford Idaho Center. Northwest Nazarene University, both hospitals and Lakeview Park are pinned.
Interactive 3D map: drag to rotate, scroll to zoom. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · tiles by OpenFreeMap · terrain by Mapzen/AWS. Landmark and points-of-interest coordinates from OpenStreetMap, each checked against the neighborhood boundary.
Who lives in Nampa?
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year estimates, census tracts aggregated to this neighborhood boundary; tracts and boundaries don’t align perfectly, so treat these as close estimates, refreshed yearly.
Where Nampa goes to school.
Ridgevue High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,640 studentsVallivue School District (No. 139)
Nampa Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,288 studentsNampa School District (No. 131)
Columbia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 studentsNampa School District (No. 131)
Skyview High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,146 studentsNampa School District (No. 131)
Lone Star Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 927 studentsNampa School District (No. 131)
South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 836 studentsNampa School District (No. 131)
Lakevue Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 915 studentsVallivue School District (No. 139)
East Canyon Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 799 studentsVallivue School District (No. 139)
Nampa is split between two districts. Nampa School District No. 131 runs 25 schools and enrolls 13,398 students; the west side of the city belongs to Vallivue School District No. 139, which is headquartered in Caldwell but has five schools inside Nampa — including Ridgevue High, the largest high school in the city. Which district a house falls in is an address-level question, so we confirm it with the district for every home we show you rather than guess. Enrollment figures are NCES Common Core of Data for 2024, via the Urban Institute’s education data API.
How far is everything?
Downtown Meridian is about 16 minutes away by car, downtown Boise about 27, and the Boise Airport roughly 29.
Drive times via OpenStreetMap routing (off-peak) from the center of the neighborhood; actual times vary with traffic.
The neighborhoods within.
Nampa holds 172 named residential areas, from Copper River Basin and Carriage Hill to The Islands, Triple Crown Estates and Lava Springs.
Nampa questions, answered.
Is Nampa a good place to live?
Yes, particularly if you want the most house per dollar in the Treasure Valley without being far from work. At $429,900 it is the second most affordable area in this guide after Caldwell, with 70.2% owner-occupancy, a median age of 33.9, and two hospitals plus a university inside the city. Downtown Meridian is about 16 minutes away, downtown Boise about 27.
How much does a home in Nampa cost?
The median Nampa home recently sold around $429,900. That figure moves every month and says nothing about your specific street. Ask us for this month’s exact median price and days-on-market from the Intermountain MLS.
How fast do homes sell in Nampa?
Homes here go under contract in about 26 days on average. 215 homes sold in the neighborhood in the most recent month, so well-priced listings tend not to sit for long.
What school district is Nampa in?
Two of them, and which one applies depends on the address. Nampa School District No. 131 covers most of the city with 25 schools and 13,398 students. The west side belongs to Vallivue School District No. 139, which is based in Caldwell but operates five schools within Nampa, including Ridgevue High School and its 1,640 students.
What is there to do in Nampa?
More than its reputation suggests, and most of it is a short drive. The Ford Idaho Center hosts concerts and the Snake River Stampede rodeo, the Warhawk Air Museum sits at the municipal airport, Lake Lowell and the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge are west of town, and there are three golf courses and thirty city parks inside the boundary.
Homes for sale in Nampa.
The median Nampa home recently sold around $429,900, spending about 26 days on the market. The live listing feed straight from the Intermountain MLS lands here once the IDX feed is authorized. Until then, call us: we often know what’s coming before it hits the market.
See what’s available now →Market figures: Redfin & Zillow, refreshed monthly.
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— Alyssa & Shannon, Keller Williams Realty Boise
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