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Conserved land10%208 of 2,064 acres
Trails4.7 mi1.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves258 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Idaho - Kellogg through1941
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Idaho - Kellogg through, 1941

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About Ketchum

City in Idaho, United States
1880Established
3,555Population
3.3 sq miArea
5,853 ftElevation

Ketchum is a city in the western United States, located in Blaine County, Idaho. In the central part of the state, the population was 3,551 at the 2020 census, up from 2,689 in 2010. 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 skiing. The city also draws tourists to its fishing, hiking, trail riding, tennis, shopping, art galleries, and more. Air travel is through Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, approximately fifteen miles (24 km) south.

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ZIP code83340
Area code208
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Housing in Ketchum

$1.68M▲ 16.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ketchum home is worth about $1,683,000, up 16.8% in a year, 252% above the Idaho typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market35
Sold in May8
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Safety in Ketchum

B+

Safety Grade B+

Ketchum reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Ketchum 1.9
Idaho 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Ketchum 8.3
Idaho 6.2
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Ketchum’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#8Best public schoolsof 63 in ID
DistrictBLAINE COUNTY DISTRICTSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.

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