Estimate your home's value in minutes
Answer a few questions about a Treasure Valley home and get an instant value range, calculated entirely in your browser with a formula you can see and check. No login, no live MLS data, no external API, and nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere.
This is a rough estimate only, not an appraisal or official valuation.
Tell us about the home
Rough inputs are fine. The formula is designed to be transparent, so you will see exactly how each answer moves the number.
Your rough estimate
Based only on your inputs and the formula below. Not an appraisal or official valuation.
Fill in the home's details and press the button to see an instant range.
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How the estimate is calculated
The tool starts with a baseline price per square foot for the area tier, then applies a series of small, well-labeled adjustments for the details you entered. Every factor is shown in your result so you can see exactly what moved the number.
Baseline price per square foot by area tier
Simplified assumptions for illustration. Real markets move faster than any fixed table.
- Boise, Eagle $270 / sqft Premium near the capital and the river
- Meridian, Star $250 / sqft Fast-growing suburbs with steady demand
- Kuna, Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton $228 / sqft Canyon County and west Ada value
- New Plymouth, Mountain Home, Jerome, Horseshoe Bend $198 / sqft Outlying valley and Magic Valley markets
The adjusted price per square foot is the baseline times all of the multipliers below, and the estimated value is that adjusted figure times the square footage.
What each factor does
- Property type: single-family ×1.00, townhome ×0.93, condo ×0.85.
- Bedrooms: a 3-bed core; each bedroom above or below moves the value ±1.5%, capped at ±6%.
- Bathrooms: a 2-bath core; each bath above or below moves the value ±1.75%, capped at ±7%.
- Age (year built): 0-5 years +2%, 6-15 years no change, 16-25 years -4%, 26-40 years -8%, 41+ years -13%.
- Lot size: roughly 6,000-10,890 sqft is neutral; smaller lots -2% to -5%, larger lots up to +6%.
- Condition: excellent +6%, good no change, fair -9%, needs work -16%.
- Finish level: standard no change, updated +4%, premium +9%. Major updates +2%, desirable view or quiet street +3%.
The final range applies about ±7% to the midpoint, and every figure is rounded to the nearest $500. This is a planning tool, not pricing advice.
Good to know
Questions about the estimate
- Is this a formal appraisal?
- No. This tool gives a rough, illustrative range only. It is not an appraisal, a comparative market analysis, or an official valuation, and lenders and county assessors will not accept it. Treat it as a conversation starter, then get a real number from someone who knows your market.
- What data does the tool use?
- Only the details you enter, run through a fixed formula that is fully explained on this page. It pulls no live MLS data, compares no active listings, and sends nothing to a server. The baseline price per square foot is a simplified assumption by area tier, and real markets move faster than any fixed formula can.
- Why does Paul offer this free tool?
- Because knowing where a number comes from beats guessing. When you are ready for the real picture, Paul pulls current new-construction pricing, recent sales, and neighborhood trends across the Treasure Valley, free and with no pressure. Reach out through the contact page.
Still wondering about a number?
Bring any estimate to Paul, even a wildly wrong one. He will give you the real picture with current CBH pricing and recent sales in your area.
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A formula is a starting point. Paul is the finish line.
Estimating value is where the real work begins: verifying recent sales, comparing CBH communities, and reading the incentives a price list never shows. Paul does that for you, free and on your side.
Paul Knighton and Michelle Wilson are independent real estate agents at MORE Realty. Neither is employed by or affiliated with CBH Homes; both represent buyers.