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Sun Valley, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Sun Valley is a Census city of 1,460 people across 9.56 square miles of land, in Blaine County. Median household income is $125,987, 90.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sun Valley
What Sun Valley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.56 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land153 plus or minus 43
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlaine County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sun Valley
- Population1,460 plus or minus 415
- Median age56.5 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 18131 plus or minus 93
- Share under 189.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over629 plus or minus 159
- Share 65 and over43.1 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Households695 plus or minus 172
- Family households355 plus or minus 112
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sun Valley
- Median household income$125,987 plus or minus $30,565
- Per capita income$111,793 plus or minus $29,979
- Civilian labor force807 plus or minus 297
- Employed807 plus or minus 297
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,273 plus or minus 339
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent plus or minus 34.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sun Valley
- Housing units2,453
- Occupied units695 plus or minus 172
- Vacant units1,758
- Vacancy rate71.7 percent
- Owner occupied630 plus or minus 166
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate90.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$962,500 plus or minus $383,609
- Single family units1,193
- Share single family48.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,243
- Share in buildings of two or more50.7 percent
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sun Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute666 plus or minus 280
- Commuting under 15 minutes493 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.0 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone71.1 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport6.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home17.5 percent plus or minus 11.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sun Valley (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,135,000
- Average approval$567,500
- Median approval$567,500
- Largest approval$1,125,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Valley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sun Valley
- NFIP communityCity of Sun Valley
- NFIP community number160024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date11/26/10
The City of Sun Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160024 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Blaine County, not Sun Valley
Blaine County context, not Sun Valley figures
- Establishments in Blaine County1,688
- Covered employment, Blaine County14,374
- Average annual pay, Blaine County$60,713
- Housing units permitted, Blaine County119
Every figure in this section is published for Blaine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sun Valley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sun Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sun Valley, Idaho?
1,460, in 695 households. Sun Valley city covers 9.56 square miles of land, which is 153 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sun Valley in?
Blaine County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sun Valley?
$125,987. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $962,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sun Valley businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $567,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Valley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sun Valley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sun Valley. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sun Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sun Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sun Valley, city of, community 160024, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sun Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blaine County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sun Valley.
Is zoning published for Sun Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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