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Sun Valley, ID
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Living in Sun Valley



Sun Valley is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 1,788 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Sun Valley is the 77th largest community in Idaho.

Sun Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in Idaho, but Sun Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Sun Valley is also a city of artists. Sun Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sun Valley’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 30.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Sun Valley is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Sun Valley’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The overall crime rate in Sun Valley is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Sun Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sun Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sun Valley spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.32 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sun Valley, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sun Valley is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.65% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Sun Valley in 2018 was $68,098, which is wealthy relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $272,392 for a family of four. However, Sun Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sun Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sun Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sun Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sun Valley include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Sun Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.


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