University Area Real Estate

With its energetic student body and spectacular venues, Idaho State University is the pulse of Pocatello, hosting numerous events and developing ground-breaking research. Supporting a healthy rental market, the University area is also popular with homeowners, especially in the areas north and east of campus. The eastern foothills have developed rapidly in recent years with classy subdivisions and professional plazas.

Pros

• Views (foothills)
• Close to Idaho State University
• Close to interstate access
• Mid-century charm in the northern townsite
• Major attractions including Holt Arena, the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center, the Idaho Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of Clean

Cons

• Dense rental market
• Older, run-down areas
• Higher-elevation climate and wind (foothills)