BOISE BENCH, Idaho — Across Ada County, rent prices have skyrocketed between 2015 and 2023 by 71%. That’s more than a quarter above the national average, according to the Idaho Policy Institute.
After seeing last week’s story about a Boise Bench renter whose monthly rent jumped 57% in just five years, local landlord Betsy Carver reached out to Idaho News 6. She said she keeps her rents below market for tenants, even with rising costs, and encourages other landlords to do the same.
“Without it, I’d probably be homeless, to be honest with you,” said Tina Ashton, one of Betsy Carver’s tenants…