Name: Ketchum, ID statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Ketchum

Blaine County loses about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,019

Moved out1,110

Net−91

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ada County, ID90154−64

Twin Falls County, ID4587−42

King County, WA6737+30

Lincoln County, ID63

Los Angeles County, CA33

Within Idaho, other states or abroad

Arrivals

29%71%

Leavers

42%58%

Within IdahoOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$170K

Leavers$117K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Blaine County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Blaine County report $170,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $116,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $47,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,186 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,188 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $824,000.
Getting to work: 13 minutes each way on average; 18.7% work from home; 3.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Hilton Head Island, SC matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in7
$170,247
141% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$116,575
66% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.5%
75% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Ketchum	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.3%	8% below
Moved from another state1County figure	3.5%	75% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-4.2	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$170,247	141% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$116,575	66% above

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 49.8%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Ketchum15.3%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$47,440

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

15.3%

25% below the median place

Home price to income

8.9x

133% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

15%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$78,800

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Like Ketchum, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Sanibel, FL	9.0% vs 15.3%	n/a	Compare
Northborough, MA	10.2% vs 15.3%	n/a	Compare
Cheshire Village, CT	11.4% vs 15.3%	n/a	Compare

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Vacant homes1
49.8%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
0.4%
52% below the median place
Median home value1
$824,000
158% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Ketchum	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,186	13% below
Rent to income1	15.3%	25% below
Property tax rate1	0.4%	52% below
Home price to income1	8.9x	133% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,673	4% above
HUD area median income3County figure	$108,500	1% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,659	12% above
Median home value1	$824,000	158% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	6.8%	113% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	71.6%	39% above
Homeownership1	72.7%	10% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	30.5%	40% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$3,188	70% above
Vacant homes1	49.8%	above (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1982	0% above

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Mean commute1
13 min
46% below the median place
Income per person1
$79,197
98% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Ketchum	Vs median
Median household income1	$93,046	16% above
Income per person1	$79,197	98% above
Unemployment1	0.0%	below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure	$62,702	5% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.3%	11% below
Jobs5County figure	14,438	90% below
Poverty rate1County figure	6.6%	38% below
Mean commute1	13 min	46% below
Works from home1	18.7%	50% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	3.3%	284% above

Who lives here

Household size is 1.7, 32% below the median place.

Household size1
1.7
32% below the median place
Median age1
58.3
49% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
63.3%
97% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.8% +5%

Homes with broadband95.4% +3%

Born abroad10.9% +24%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Ketchum	Vs median
Population1	3,594	6646th largest
Population change since 20206	2.9%	148% above
Median age1	58.3	49% above
Bachelor's or higher1	63.3%	97% above
High school or higher1	96.8%	5% above
Household size1	1.7	32% below
Born abroad1	10.9%	24% above
No health insurance1County figure	9.0%	41% above
Homes with broadband1	95.4%	3% above

Life in Ketchum

6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bald Mountain Hot Springs listed 1982
Greenhow and Rumsey Store Building listed 1983
Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge listed 1997
Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge listed 1997
Ketchum Ranger District Administrative Site listed 2007
Hemingway, Ernest and Mary, House listed 2015

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents22.3 2.2×

Playgrounds per 10k5.6 −41%

Grocery stores per 10k8.3 3.9×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k58.4 5.2×

Libraries per 10k5.6 6.4×

Named paths and bike trails12 km 6.2×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars44.9 2.2×

Shops70.5 2.3×

Arts, recreation and fitness20.4 5.0×

Doctors' offices and clinics26.1 +29%

Child care centers4.0 +74%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
1
89% below the median place
Public school students12
431
91% below the median place
Students per teacher12
11.6
25% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Ketchum	Vs median
Public schools12	1	89% below
Public school students12	431	91% below
Students per teacher12	11.6	25% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	44.9	116% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	70.5	133% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	20.4	398% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	26.1	29% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	4.0	74% above
Parks per 10k9	22.3	119% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	5.6	41% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	8.3	294% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	58.4	above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	5.6	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	12.4	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10	6	54% below

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 193, 1% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

193

1% above the median place

Property crime per 100k

828

32% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Median air quality index15
17
60% below the median place
Average temperature13
43°F
22% below the median place
Good air days15
96.6%
41% above the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Ketchum	Vs median
July average high13County figure	82°F	5% below
January average low13County figure	13°F	47% below
Average temperature13County figure	43°F	22% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	18.0 in	59% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	65.4	29% below
Tornado risk14County figure	7.7	91% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	93.8	53% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	64.3	29% below
Median air quality index15County figure	17	60% below
Good air days15County figure	96.6%	41% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 8.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 53.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 8.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 2.5% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+10.8 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 99% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Ketchum in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,186/mo (2024)	$1,470/mo	$1,210 to $1,790/mo	+3.7%
Median household income	$93,046 (2024)	$119,000	$100,500 to $141,000	+4.2%
Median home value	$824,000 (2024)	$1,106,000	$803,000 to $1,524,000	+5.0%
Population	3,643 (2025)	3,730	3,570 to 3,880	+0.5%

The median home would be worth 9.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Ketchum

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Hilton Head Island, SC	$1,479	$94,657	Compare
Margate City, NJ	$1,347	$121,800	Compare
Estes Park, CO	$1,511	$85,956	Compare
Sedona, AZ	$1,448	$73,738	Compare

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Common questions

Is Ketchum a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9% a year while rent rose -1.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 36 Idaho places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,002 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 36 Idaho places. On cost, space and class size it scores 49 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ketchum expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $824,000.

What salary do you need to live in Ketchum?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Ketchum safe?

There were 193 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Ketchum?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hilton Head Island, SC, Margate City, NJ, Estes Park, CO and Sedona, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ketchum with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ketchum itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ketchum-idaho

Citytistics. “Ketchum, Idaho.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ketchum-idaho/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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