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Country around Ketchum is a rural area of about 5,325 people in Blaine County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 245 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $959k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,325people
$959kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
75° / 24°Summer / winter
92"Snow
264Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,325 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 81 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $959k (≈$6,045/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 11% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SUN airport
- 83 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 209 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,678 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blaine County: D+32 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk