Post Falls, Idaho Short-Term Rental Market
Post Falls, ID sits in the Coeur d'Alene area, which averaged $371/night at 67.0% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Post Falls, Idaho is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Coeur d'Alene market area is 67%. average monthly revenue in the Coeur d'Alene market area is $5,933. average daily rate in the Coeur d'Alene market area is $371. the top operator in the Coeur d'Alene market area is Evolve with 66 listings. market score is 44/100 (grade D).
Market data reflects the Coeur d'Alene regional market, which includes Post Falls. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Post Falls.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Post Falls sits in Idaho’s Kootenai County panhandle on the Spokane River, part of the Coeur d’Alene metro tourism corridor between Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and Spokane, Washington. Its STR performance data is tracked at the level of the Coeur d’Alene area rather than uniquely for Post Falls, so the figures below describe that broader area, which includes Post Falls and Athol.
The Coeur d’Alene-area market posted a $371 average daily rate and 67.0% occupancy in June 2026. Occupancy is down 1.7% year over year and ADR is down 5.3%, though revenue is still up a strong 9.3% year over year to $5,933 per month. Multiplying June’s ADR by occupancy gives an implied RevPAR near $249 per night.
Bedroom mix, channel mix, market-score data, and top-operator data are also tracked at this same regional level rather than uniquely for Post Falls, so this profile omits them.
Multi-year data for the Coeur d’Alene area shows occupancy peaked at 62.61% in 2021 before easing to the mid-50s from 2022 through 2025. ADR climbed from $187 in 2017 to $245 by 2025, keeping monthly revenue around $3,230 to $3,630 in recent full years, below June 2026’s much stronger figure. Post Falls itself serves as a lower-cost lodging base for the broader Coeur d’Alene lake-country visitor economy, drawing river recreation, rock climbing at Q’emiln Park, and factory-outlet shoppers.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy | ADR | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37% | $169 | $1,836 |
| Feb | 49% | $172 | $1,912 |
| Mar | 53% | $172 | $2,232 |
| Apr | 53% | $180 | $2,323 |
| May | 57% | $212 | $2,675 |
| Jun | 68% | $293 | $4,482 |
| Jul | 75% | $309 | $5,965 |
| Aug | 73% | $306 | $5,880 |
| Sep | 50% | $234 | $3,189 |
| Oct | 47% | $176 | $2,296 |
| Nov | 44% | $173 | $1,896 |
| Dec | 46% | $189 | $2,150 |
Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Coeur d'Alene market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Coeur d'Alene market as a whole, which includes Post Falls, so these counts are not Post Falls-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 66 | 3,012 | ★ 4.84 |
| 2 | Vacasa | 61 | 3,539 | ★ 4.58 |
| 3 | CDA Vacation Rentals | 58 | 1,976 | ★ 4.71 |
| 4 | Vacation Rental Authority | 57 | 2,402 | ★ 4.79 |
| 5 | NW Hosting | 50 | 2,154 | ★ 4.84 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Post Falls?
Revenue and pricing by property type, tier, and bedroom count.
Revenue by Bedroom Count
| 1 bed | 429 |
| 2 bed | 490 |
| 3 bed | 493 |
| 4 bed | 280 |
| 5 bed | 150 |
ADR by Property Tier
| Entire Home | $380 |
| Luxury | $652 |
| Professionally Managed | $461 |
Revenue by Dwelling Type
| Apartment | $4,216 |
| Entire Place | $6,129 |
| House | $6,462 |
Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 33.7% |
| vrbo | 8.3% |
| both | 58% |
Investment Analysis
Post Falls’ typical home value was $535,207 as of June 2026 (Zillow), with a median sale price of $514,910 against a median list price of $562,950. Homes are selling at 91.5% of list price after a median of just 11 days to pending, a fast-moving housing market, with 240 homes for sale.
Pairing that entry cost with the Coeur d’Alene area’s average monthly STR revenue of $5,933 implies a gross revenue yield near 13.3% annually, before expenses or taxes, and unusually, with essentially no permitting cost or barrier at all given the regulatory shift described below.
Pricing tiers show a wide spread. The all-listings average daily rate is $371, entire-home listings average $380, professionally managed listings average $461, and luxury-tier listings average $652, about 76% above the market-wide ADR. House-specific revenue averages $6,462 per month, the highest of the property-type breakdowns, ahead of entire-place listings overall at $6,129 and well above the $4,216 apartment average.
The single most important thing for any prospective buyer to know: Idaho House Bill 583, signed into law in March 2026 and effective July 1, 2026, prohibits cities and counties statewide from requiring any STR license, permit, fee, or registration at all, and reclassifies STRs as ordinary residential use that cannot be zoned out or singled out. Post Falls currently has no dedicated STR permit requirement, making this one of the lowest-barrier STR markets StaySTRA tracks anywhere.
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ADR & Occupancy Trends (5 yr)
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Booking Insights
Guests in the Coeur d’Alene area book an average of 78 days ahead of arrival, one of the longer lead times StaySTRA tracks, and stay a short median of 3.9 nights, consistent with planned summer river and lake trips booked well in advance.
That roughly eleven-week lead time gives hosts a wide pricing window ahead of the July-August peak, essential given how sharply seasonal this market is: occupancy swings nearly 32 percentage points between the July peak and the November trough. Hosts should plan around a short, intense summer season tied to Spokane River recreation and Q’emiln Park’s rock climbing and swimming, with a long, quiet off-season the rest of the year. Given Idaho’s new statewide deregulation taking effect July 1, 2026, hosts operating in Post Falls should expect an increasingly frictionless entry environment relative to more heavily regulated StaySTRA-tracked markets.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Post Falls short-term rentals are governed primarily by Idaho state law, among the most owner-friendly in the nation. Idaho Code 67-6539 already barred cities and counties from banning STRs outright.
In 2026, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 583, effective July 1, 2026 via emergency clause, which goes significantly further: local governments may not require a license, permit, fee, certification, or registration to operate a short-term rental at all, and any existing conflicting local STR permit programs had to be repealed or revised before July 1, 2026. HB 583 also reclassifies STRs as ‘nontransient residential use,’ meaning they cannot be zoned out or singled out from ordinary residential properties. Cities retain only limited health-and-safety authority, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, escape ladders, and International Building Code occupancy limits, and only if applied equally to all residential dwellings.
On taxes, operators must collect Idaho’s 6% state sales tax plus the 2% statewide Travel and Convention lodging tax on stays of 30 days or less, a combined roughly 8%. Post Falls and Kootenai County are not a designated resort city, so no local-option lodging tax is added. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit these state taxes automatically on platform bookings; owners taking direct bookings must register with and remit to the Idaho State Tax Commission.
The net effect: no permit, no cap on rental nights, no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement, and minimal local enforcement, a very low-barrier market for short-term rentals following this 2026 statewide change.
Market Comparison
The Coeur d’Alene area’s 67.0% June 2026 occupancy runs well above the roughly 55% median occupancy across StaySTRA-tracked US STR markets, while its $371 average daily rate is well above the roughly $220 national median ADR too, among the stronger combined performers StaySTRA tracks.
Top-operator data is tracked at this same regional level rather than uniquely for Post Falls, so this profile omits it. What most differentiates Post Falls from most other StaySTRA-tracked markets is regulatory: Idaho’s new House Bill 583, effective July 1, 2026, bars any local STR licensing, permitting, or registration requirement statewide, making Post Falls and the broader Coeur d’Alene area one of the most frictionless STR entry environments StaySTRA currently tracks, a sharp contrast to markets like Petoskey, MI or Pacific City, OR, where StaySTRA has documented strict license caps and waitlists.
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