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Homes and building in Sandpoint, ID

Sandpoint, ID is in Bonner County and has about 9,637 residents. 66 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 50 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Sandpoint before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Sandpoint

Typical home value
$465,600 (give or take $22,076)
Typical monthly rent
$1,125 (give or take $139)
Typical household income
$72,289 (give or take $9,243)
Typical year homes were built
1985
Homes lived in by their owners
57.5%
Homes sitting empty
6.7%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Sandpoint

Single-family home permits issued per year
YearHomes permittedAll new housing unitsValue of all permits
2025
66
163$29.8 million
2024
61
91$19.4 million
2023
50
105$17.1 million
2022
69
86$24.2 million
2021
38
208$36.8 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Sandpoint pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Bonner County

Bonner County has had 16 federal disaster declarations (7 severe storm, 1 straight-line winds, 3 fire, 3 flood, 1 hurricane, 1 volcanic eruption).

  • 2026: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (severe storm)
  • 2026: Straight-line Winds (straight-line winds)
  • 2025: Sunset Fire (fire)
  • 2021: Straight-line Winds (severe storm)
  • 2017: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (flood)
  • 2016: Severe Winter Storms (severe storm)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Building supply stores near Sandpoint

  • Sherwin-Williams
  • The Home Depot
    500 Kootenai Cutoff Road Ponderay
  • All Season Garden and Floral
  • Badger Building Center
    260 Chevy Street Sagle
  • Northern Lights
  • Idaho Implement
  • Peck Landscape Supplies and Farm Store
  • Backwoods Solar
    1589 Rapid Lightning Creek Road

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Where this information comes from

  • U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-07; ODbL 1.0: attribution required)
  • Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-07; Links and titles only)

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