Ketchum, ID: Local News, Events & Neighbors

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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How Ketchum ranks

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#1Most educated in ID #4Shortest commute in ID #6Most remote workers in ID All ID rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code83340

Area code208

Living in Ketchum

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.

A balanced market

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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Health in Ketchum

Compared with Idaho

19better than ID·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▲ 1▼ 8 close Habits 3▲ 1 close Care 5▲ 2 close Mind 4▲ 1 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.4%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethID 16.2% · better 7.1%Fewer adults facing food insecurityID 12.8% · better 10.8%More adults who have had cancerID 8.3% · worse

Care nearby

St. Luke's Wood River Medical CenterKetchum · 2.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Fhs Bellevue Co. Response OfficeBellevue · 15.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Ketchum

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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

Ernest Hemingway STEAM School A-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 431 students Pioneer Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 147 students

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.