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Hailey is a big small town of 9,665 people in Blaine County, Idaho. It's about 66 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 225 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $638k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,665people
$638kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
80"Snow
264Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,665
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,431 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 66 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $638k (≈$4,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to SUN airport
- 96 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,305 ft
- 471 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 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
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 72 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