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Ketchum is a resort town surrounded by national park with a larger more inexpensive town down the road. Ketchum is a city in Blaine County, Idaho, located in t
by adolph 5y ago
Ketchum is a resort town surrounded by national park with a larger more inexpensive town down the road.
Ketchum is a city in Blaine County, Idaho, located in the central part of the state. The population was 2,689 at the 2010 census, down from 3,003 in 2000. Located in the Wood River Valley, Ketchum is adjacent to Sun Valley and the communities share many resources; both sit in the same valley beneath Bald Mountain, with its world-famous skiing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchum,_Idaho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchum,_Idaho
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago... with a larger, more expensive town down the road. I'm pretty sure that Sun Valley is more expensive than Ketchum. Or were you referring to Hailey?
- adolph 5y agoYes, Hailey and Bellevue, both within 30m drive. Additionally, the historic tax records in Zillow give some indication of a boom-bust cycle in which now is a boom.
- darkstar999 5y agoThere are no inexpensive towns near Ketchum.
- potta_coffee 5y agoWife grew up in Hailey. It's not by any means inexpensive, especially when you consider the type of people that live there - working class. Many of our friends survived by having 2 - 3 jobs, working at the ski resort, airport, and coffee shops. Normal houses there are selling for 500 - 700k, way beyond what the existing jobs can support.
- adolph 5y agoThe stats don't do justice compared to the experiences of real people, for sure. Statistically, the median family income in the county is $73,929 (2010 census). I see a house in Hailey right now on Zillow whose mortgage would likely scrape right under the 30% of income mark. Not a great situation.