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Sun Valley is a small town of 1,460 people in Blaine County, Idaho. It's about 78 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 235 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $963k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,460people
$963kTypical home
$1,338/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
102"Snow
264Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,460
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 153 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 78 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $963k (≈$6,070/mo)
- Median rent $1,338/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (300 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 12% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SUN airport
- 95 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,175 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 4 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
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 84 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.