Paul Knighton
Associate Manager
At MORE Realty
Michelle Wilson
Sales Associate
At MORE Realty
Buyer's guide
If you are shopping new construction in the Treasure Valley, you will run into the same handful of names over and over. This guide gives you a neutral, buyer's-eye overview of the builders active across Ada and Canyon counties: footprint, specialty, and reputation. I represent buyers with any builder they choose, so there is no house favorite here.
Details were compiled from the builders' public materials and local coverage at the time of writing. Community lists, price ranges, and brands change, so treat this as the landscape, not the last word.
The valley’s largest home builder by delivery volume, with communities across Meridian, Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, Kuna, Star, and beyond. Known for an enormous floor plan menu, steady release schedules, and a strong list of standard features. If you want the widest selection of new-build plans in the Treasure Valley, the CBH lineup usually wins on sheer breadth.
A well-established Meridian-based builder (7,000-plus homes delivered in the Boise area) known for ENERGY STAR-certified, HERS-rated production homes. The footprint spans Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, Caldwell, Kuna, Star, Middleton, and Mountain Home, with efficiency and an energy story as the specialty. Solid reputation, modern finishes, and a real statewide footprint.
A frequent point of comparison when buyers want an efficiency-focused alternative to CBH’s lineup.
A "premier" production builder working in Boise, Meridian, Star, Kuna, Nampa, and Caldwell, positioning itself at the higher design end of the new-home market. Eaglewood tends to emphasize architectural detail and design-forward communities, which makes its homes pricier per square foot, but also distinctive.
Worth a look when design matters more than the entry price, and when you want a different set of communities to compare.
An ENERGY STAR-certified production builder with a value-focused position, active in communities like Meridian’s Pinnacle, Boise’s Cartwright Ranch, and Nampa-area developments. Brighton tends to price aggressively and efficiently, which makes it a smart second option for buyers who like CBH but want to test the entry-level numbers elsewhere.
A newer Meridian-based community builder active in growing Canyon County ground, including Kuna. Smaller and newer than the big names, Grandview is building its reputation one neighborhood at a time; a good name to watch when you want a different flavor of development in the county’s outer ring.
A builder associated with the upper-end custom and premium production tier, known for higher specification and a more hands-on approach. If your budget points above the production line and you want someone who will behave like a custom builder, Gingerich is the kind of name that comes up in valley conversations about quality.