Middleton, Idaho Short-Term Rental Market
The Boise metro STR market, including Middleton, averaged $176/night at 80.5% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Middleton, Idaho is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Boise market area is 81%. average monthly revenue in the Boise market area is $3,838. average daily rate in the Boise market area is $176.
Market data reflects the Boise regional market, which includes Middleton. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Middleton.
Market Overview
Middleton is a fast-growing bedroom community in Canyon County, part of the Boise-Nampa metro area (Treasure Valley). StaySTRA’s underlying STR performance data for this area is tracked at a shared Boise metro level (Middleton shares a series with Garden City, Kuna, and Star) rather than uniquely for Middleton, so the figures below describe that shared area STR market rather than Middleton in isolation.
In June 2026, the most recent month with data, the Boise metro area STR market averaged 80.5% occupancy (up 4.4% year over year) and a $176.24 average daily rate (down 0.7% year over year). Average monthly revenue per listing was $3,838, up 2.1% year over year, meaning occupancy growth outpaced the modest rate decline.
RevPAR (revenue per available listing-night) was $141.91 for the month.
Middleton itself is not a standalone tourist destination but functions as an affordable, small-town base for regional recreation: Snake River Valley wine country, Boise River fishing and floating, and Lake Lowell / Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, with a population of roughly 11,016. The town markets itself as a convenient jumping-off point near Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, Star, and Boise itself.
Bedroom mix, channel split, listing-type counts, and property-manager data are not published for Middleton or the shared Boise-metro series, so this profile omits those breakdowns rather than guessing.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy | ADR | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54% | $102 | $1,629 |
| Feb | 64% | $107 | $1,718 |
| Mar | 69% | $119 | $2,195 |
| Apr | 66% | $120 | $2,146 |
| May | 71% | $134 | $2,564 |
| Jun | 79% | $143 | $2,987 |
| Jul | 77% | $135 | $2,856 |
| Aug | 75% | $133 | $2,738 |
| Sep | 68% | $127 | $2,325 |
| Oct | 65% | $125 | $2,243 |
| Nov | 61% | $117 | $1,924 |
| Dec | 58% | $114 | $1,880 |
Investment Analysis
Investment signals for Middleton run through the Boise metro area STR market data described above, since StaySTRA tracks a shared series (Middleton, Garden City, Kuna, and Star) rather than uniquely for Middleton. Revenue trends have been positive: average revenue per listing rose 2.1% year over year to $3,838 in the latest month, driven by a 4.4% occupancy gain that more than offset a 0.7% ADR decline.
RevPAR of $141.91 for the month reflects solid per-listing performance on a relatively modest ADR base compared to more expensive Western mountain and coastal markets.
StaySTRA does not have Middleton-specific property-tier ADR data (entire-home, luxury, professionally managed) or housing-market data (typical home value, median sale price) for this area, so this profile cannot break down pricing by tier or calculate a gross rental yield here.
The regulatory picture here is unusually favorable for investors: Idaho’s HB 583 (effective July 1, 2026) is one of the strongest STR preemption laws in the country, barring Middleton and Canyon County from requiring an STR permit, license, registration, fee, owner-occupancy, inspections, or caps of any kind. Combined with minimal enforcement historically, Middleton reads as a low-regulatory-friction market, though investors should still independently verify local comparable sale prices before underwriting a purchase.
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StaySTRA does not have published booking-lead-time or average-length-of-stay data for the Boise metro area series that includes Middleton, so this profile cannot state precise figures for how far in advance guests book or how many nights they typically stay.
Based on the seasonal pattern above, peaking in June and softening gradually through the winter rather than sharply, demand appears tied to Treasure Valley’s broader outdoor-recreation and regional day-trip season rather than one narrow event window. That pattern is typically associated with a mix of weekend and multi-day leisure trips rather than heavily event-driven, last-minute bookings.
Operators should expect a comparatively moderate revenue swing across the year, from about $1,629 in the January low to $2,987 at the June peak, and can likely plan pricing further in advance than in markets with sharper, event-driven seasonal cliffs.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are broadly allowed in Middleton, and local regulatory power is heavily preempted by Idaho state law. Idaho’s 2017 law (HB 216) already barred cities from banning STRs, and a 2025 Idaho Supreme Court ruling held that cities cannot restrict vacation rentals based on owner-occupancy. Idaho then enacted HB 583 (signed March 16, 2026; effective July 1, 2026), one of the strongest STR preemption laws in the country.
Under HB 583, Middleton and Canyon County cannot require an STR-specific permit, license, registration, or fee; cannot mandate owner-occupancy, professional management, extra insurance, added parking, inspections, conditional-use permits in residential zones, neighbor notices, or caps or proximity limits on STRs; and cannot ban STRs outright. Cities retain only equal-footing health and safety rules (smoke and CO alarms, fire extinguishers, escape ladders, guest emergency information) plus general zoning, building code, noise, parking, and nuisance enforcement applied to all dwellings equally.
Taxes still apply: operators must register with the Idaho State Tax Commission and collect 6% state sales tax plus a 2% state Travel and Convention Tax, 8% total, on stays of 30 nights or fewer. Middleton is in Canyon County and is not within the Greater Boise, Idaho Falls, or Pocatello/Chubbuck auditorium districts, so the extra 5% auditorium-district tax does not apply.
Net effect for an investor: a very permissive, low-friction regulatory environment, with minimal enforcement historically.
Market Comparison
The Boise metro area STR market’s 80.5% occupancy in the latest month runs well above the roughly 55% occupancy typically cited as a national STR median, while its $176.24 ADR is somewhat below the roughly $220 national median ADR figure often cited for the US market. That combination, high occupancy at a below-national rate, suggests strong booking demand in a market that hasn’t reached the pricing power of higher-cost coastal or mountain-resort destinations.
Property manager and top-operator data is not currently available for this market, so this profile does not name specific operators or listing counts here.
For broader context, Idaho’s new HB 583 STR preemption law (effective July 1, 2026) makes this one of the more investor-friendly regulatory environments in the West, a factor that could support continued growth in this market’s STR supply and occupancy.
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