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Star / Treasure Valley

Star real estate.

Search current Star inventory, compare completed neighborhoods with active growth edges, and verify the county, utilities, and project status behind every address.

2026 population est.
25,660
2025–2026 est.
+14.7%
Owner occupied
80.7%
IMLS inventory
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The historic Star Mercantile building along State Street in Star
Live inventory

Star homes for sale.

Star is selected below. Add price and bedroom filters to open the full live IMLS results with map, refine, and save-search tools.

Listings courtesy of IMLS via IDX Broker. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Area comparison

How Star housing changes by area.

Star's compact center gives way quickly to newer subdivisions, agricultural edges, and land split between Ada and Canyon counties. The same mailing city can hide different public records and service paths.

The area names reflect common local and listing usage. Confirm official planning, subdivision, and jurisdictional boundaries for a specific property.

01

Downtown & State Street

Common housing

Older detached homes, renovated properties, small infill, townhomes, and established blocks around the original city core.

Often considered for

A central search near local businesses, parks, schools, and the city's most established street network.

Verify before deciding

Traffic, redevelopment plans, alley and utility conditions, permit history, current zoning, and whether nearby parcels are likely to change use.

02

East Star & Highway 16

Common housing

Newer subdivisions, master-planned communities, builder inventory, and remaining rural parcels along the Meridian and Eagle side.

Often considered for

New-construction choices and access toward north Meridian, Eagle, and the Highway 16 corridor.

Verify before deciding

Future road and commercial sites, construction phases, builder incentives, HOA build-out, traffic, and the approved status of nearby projects.

03

North Star & Floating Feather

Common housing

Larger-lot homes, acreage, newer subdivisions, and agricultural-edge property with a mix of city and county conditions.

Often considered for

More land, quieter edges, and a search that may include wells, septic, irrigation, animals, or private access.

Verify before deciding

Jurisdiction, county, water and septic records, irrigation, fire service, private roads, animal allowances, and annexation plans.

04

South Star & Chinden

Common housing

Recent subdivisions, planned communities, townhomes in selected projects, and parcels influenced by Chinden and nearby regional growth.

Often considered for

Access toward Meridian and Boise with a higher concentration of newer housing and active development.

Verify before deciding

Road noise and access, future land use, HOA terms, builder phases, schools, sewer timing, and adjacent commercial or multifamily plans.

05

West Star

Common housing

New subdivisions, acreage, river-adjacent or agricultural land, and properties that may sit in either Ada or Canyon County.

Often considered for

A west-valley search with newer homes, more open edges, and access toward Middleton and Caldwell.

Verify before deciding

County, parcel records, floodplain, irrigation, utilities, road improvements, annexation, and whether local services match the listing description.

06

Area of Impact & Rural Edge

Common housing

Acreage homes, farm ground, undeveloped parcels, county subdivisions, and land considered in Star's long-range planning area.

Often considered for

Buyers or builders looking beyond a standard subdivision, with more land and a longer planning horizon.

Verify before deciding

The controlling county, current zoning, Star's Future Land Use Map, annexation eligibility, water rights, access, utilities, floodplain, and development timing.

Star publishes its comprehensive plan, Future Land Use Map, natural-features map, transportation materials, and downtown plan. Cross-check the parcel with the correct county record.

Star Comprehensive Plan
Market facts

Star population and housing data.

Live listings answer what is available today. These public datasets answer different questions about Star's scale and housing baseline. They are not current comparable sales, asking rent, or an appraisal.

Population: COMPASS 2026 · Housing: Census 2020–2024 ACS

Population25,660
2026 city-limits estimate

City total combines the Ada County and Canyon County portions published by COMPASS.

Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)
One-year population change+3,290 / +14.7%
2025–2026

Atlas calculation from the two published COMPASS values.

Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)
Median owner value$564,300
2020–2024 ACS

Owner-reported value estimate; not a current median sale price.

U.S. Census Bureau
Median gross rent$1,924
2020–2024 ACS

Citywide survey estimate across rental housing types; not a rent comp.

U.S. Census Bureau
Owner-occupied housing80.7%
2020–2024 ACS

Tenure baseline, not a neighborhood quality or investment score.

U.S. Census Bureau
Median household income$97,936
2020–2024 ACS

All households in the survey universe; not a homebuying budget.

U.S. Census Bureau

Atlas keeps all nine cities, source notes, and limitations together so the figures can be compared on the same basis.

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Property type

Property types and due diligence.

Most Star decisions turn on one of three things: active builder competition, the exact county and service area, or the difference between today's zoning and a long-range growth assumption.

  1. 01

    New construction

    Compare builder phase, base price, lot premium, incentives, financing, landscaping, completion timing, warranty, inspection rights, and nearby unsold inventory.

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  2. 02

    Recent resale

    Use the same subdivision, phase, lot type, floor plan, and builder when possible. Current builder incentives can compete directly with a seller's resale price.

    Start a buyer search
  3. 03

    Acreage home

    Review county, well, septic, irrigation, animals, outbuildings, private roads, floodplain, fire service, and the marketability of improvements that do not fit a standard subdivision comp.

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  4. 04

    Rental home

    Use current rent evidence for the exact size and location, then include vacancy, management, HOA, taxes, insurance, repairs, builder competition, and the likely future buyer.

    Submit investor criteria
  5. 05

    Growth-edge land

    A Future Land Use designation is not an entitlement. Confirm county, zoning, annexation path, utilities, access, irrigation or water rights, floodplain, development obligations, and timing.

    Review land services
  6. 06

    River or floodplain site

    Verify the mapped flood zone, elevation, drainage, riparian limits, insurance, access, and utility feasibility before assigning a premium to river proximity or open space.

    Plan a builder project
Representation

Buying, selling, investing, and building.

Buying

Separate completed neighborhood amenities from future promises. Compare builder inventory, route changes, total monthly cost, and the exact county and service area.

Buyer representation

Selling

A resale often competes with a builder's incentive package. Price against the same phase, floor plan, lot position, upgrades, and current new-home alternatives.

Seller representation

Investing

Rapid population growth does not guarantee a property-level return. Test rent, carrying cost, new-supply competition, lease-up, and resale depth at the address.

Investor representation

Building

County, annexation, utilities, access, water, floodplain, and development agreements must be confirmed before a growth narrative becomes a land basis.

Builder representation
Planning and land use

Planning, zoning, and property research.

An area description cannot establish what can be built, what will be built nearby, or which agency controls the property. These checks belong before a development or value-add assumption.

  1. 01

    Confirm jurisdiction and parcel

    Star spans Ada and Canyon counties. Confirm both city status and county before using assessor records, GIS, recorded documents, utility information, or a development assumption.

  2. 02

    Read zoning, plans, and private restrictions

    Current zoning controls today's use. Future Land Use maps, overlays, development agreements, easements, and private covenants answer different questions and can all affect the same Star parcel.

  3. 03

    Verify access and utilities

    Road access, water, sewer or septic, stormwater, power, irrigation, and fire service can decide feasibility before a Star design or unit count matters.

  4. 04

    Review nearby applications

    A filed or scheduled application is not an approved project. Read the latest official case record, conditions, decision, appeal status, and expiration before relying on what may happen nearby.

  5. 05

    Underwrite the actual exit

    Tie the allowed product to current construction or repair cost, financing, carrying time, buyer or tenant demand, competing supply, and a realistic disposition. Capacity on paper is not market demand.

Star questions

Frequently asked questions.

For a property-specific answer, send the address or your search criteria. We will separate what is known from what still needs to be verified.

01Where can I see current Star homes for sale?

Use the Star MLS search on this page or open the full live results. Star's inventory can be heavily influenced by active builder releases, so a current feed matters more than a static count.

02Is every Star property in Ada County?

No. Star crosses Ada and Canyon counties. Confirm the county for assessor records, GIS, recorded documents, taxes, and some service questions before relying on a listing's general location.

03How should I compare a Star resale with new construction?

Compare the builder's full incentive and completion package with the resale's upgrades, landscaping, established condition, timing, financing, warranty, and lot. A base price alone is not a complete comparison.

04Does fast growth mean every Star home will appreciate?

No. Population growth describes the city, not a guaranteed property result. Purchase basis, new supply, builder incentives, holding cost, condition, location, and future buyer depth still control the address-level outcome.

05What should I check on land near Star?

Confirm county, current zoning, Future Land Use designation, annexation path, access, utilities, water and irrigation, floodplain, easements, development obligations, and timing. A map color is not an approval.

06Can Renew help with a Star builder or investor purchase?

Yes. Renew combines live search and transaction representation with property-level review of new supply, operating assumptions, jurisdiction, utilities, planning status, and exit strategy.

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