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Ketchum is a small town of 3,594 people in Blaine County, Idaho. It's about 78 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 237 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $824k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,594people
$824kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
102"Snow
264Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,594
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,121 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 78 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $824k (≈$5,196/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 102" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (699 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 8% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SUN airport
- 93 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 209 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,811 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 3 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
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 85 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