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Place dossier plate
SheetID-HAILEY-ID · Hailey, ID 9,439 pop · income 65th pct · 8 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Hailey
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Hailey on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Fairfield · lowest
48,302
Fairfield · lowest
48,302 median HH income
28.6% of the leader · rank #1
Fenton · near
83,077
Fenton · near
83,077 median HH income
49.2% of the leader · rank #2
Roebling · near
83,083
Roebling · near
83,083 median HH income
49.2% of the leader · rank #3
Hailey · this city
83,084
Hailey · this city
83,084 median HH income
49.2% of the leader · rank #4
South Bloomfi… · near
83,092
South Bloomfi… · near
83,092 median HH income
49.2% of the leader · rank #5
Lynn Haven · near
83,093
Lynn Haven · near
83,093 median HH income
49.2% of the leader · rank #6
Madeira · highest
168,981
Madeira · highest
168,981 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Hailey on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 9,439.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Hailey - the verdict
Hailey ranks in the 65th percentile for household income and the 79th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
65th
percentile, household income
88th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
79th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Hailey, ID
9,439 people live in Hailey, Idaho - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Hailey households earn a median of $83,084 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 4.9%. Home values in Hailey run a median of $574,500, and the median resident age is 42.4 years. Educational attainment runs 42.1% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 72.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 23 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 52% from five years earlier. Hailey reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 657.4 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Idaho run below the national norm: the state registers 95.5 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,173 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Idaho's average monthly utility costs around $170 (state average). Commute times here average 15.7 minutes, with 71.9% driving alone and 12.2% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 38.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Hailey's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from within-city variation to housing and income to comparison shortlist to schools and households to population change to reported crime to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Hailey, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Within-city variation
What can 8 Census tracts reveal inside Hailey?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
How far does income reach against housing in Hailey?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Which cities make useful reference points for Hailey?
Within Idaho, the closest population matches are Sandpoint (9,244 residents, $67,769 income); Middleton (10,101 residents, $83,681 income); Rathdrum (10,133 residents, $86,431 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Fairfield, IA (9,438 residents); Ashland, NJ (9,437 residents); Wasilla, AK (9,435 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 42.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Hailey growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +854 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +9.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 23 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+9.3%
2025 estimate
10,053
2020 estimate
9,199
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Hailey?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 657.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 71% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
478.1
Violent rate
179.3
Total reported rate
657.4
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Hailey?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 71.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 15.7 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
12.2%
Drive alone
71.9%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 4,966 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 4.9% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
95.5 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Idaho average
C+
City profile score · Hailey, ID
63/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B+
42.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B-
4.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C+
$83,084
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C+
95.5 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime C-
179 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Hailey profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 77/100 (B+) · 42.1%
Poverty rate: 66/100 (B-) · 4.9%
Household income: 62/100 (C+) · $83,084
Cost of living: 61/100 (C+) · 95.5 index
Violent crime: 51/100 (C-) · 179 /100k
Where Hailey sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Hailey's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Hailey highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Hailey, ID (this city): home $574,500, crime 657/100k
Fairfield, IA : home $152,900, crime 627/100k
Wasilla, AK : home $325,000, crime 2,871/100k
Steger, IL : home $134,100, crime 2,078/100k
Madeira, OH : home $463,600, crime 372/100k
Sandpoint, ID : home $449,500, crime 1,086/100k
Middleton, ID : home $348,900, crime 727/100k
Rathdrum, ID : home $381,800, crime 914/100k
Payette, ID : home $247,700, crime 1,286/100k
Emmett, ID : home $299,000, crime 753/100k
How does Hailey compare to other US cities?
Here's how Hailey stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income65% higher than other cities
Home value88% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety79% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Idaho alone, Hailey ranks #17 of 53 Idaho cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Hailey against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Idaho only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Idaho-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Hailey near the bottom of Idaho's cities
Among the 215 Idaho cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Hailey ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Hailey only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#34 of 206
83rd percentile in Idaho
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 215
0th percentile in Idaho
Median Home Value
#13 of 204
94th percentile in Idaho
Poverty Rate
#146 of 215
31st percentile in Idaho
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#21 of 215
90th percentile in Idaho
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Idaho only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
65th percentile nationally for median household income · 79th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Hailey's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Hailey's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Hailey's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$574,50012th percentilemore affordable than 12% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Hailey's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,634 of 15,516
More affordable than 6% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,786 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 6.9×, Hailey sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,634 of 15,516 and #10,786 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$83,084Hailey, ID median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Hailey, ID median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Hailey, ID.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)42.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)72.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
9,439
Median Income
$83,084
Median Home Value
$574,500
Median Age
42.4
Poverty Rate
4.9%
Labor force participation
72.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
42.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
657.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
179.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
478.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Hailey's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
9,199 residents
2021
9,514 residents
2022
9,767 residents
2023
9,954 residents
2024
10,146 residents
2025
10,053 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
23
housing units authorized
Single-Family
23
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
48
48
0
$12.0M
2020
133
57
76
$44.1M
2021
128
55
73
$40.2M
2022
158
34
124
$43.2M
2023
87
29
58
$38.3M
2024
23
23
0
$14.9M
Permit volume decreased 52% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
15.7 minutes
Drive Alone
71.9%
Carpool
8.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.8%
Work from Home
12.2%
Other
4.3%
Based on 4,966 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Idaho statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $170
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Idaho at $170 (electricity about $80 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Idaho statewide averages, not a meter reading for Hailey. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Idaho's BEA cost-of-living index is 95.5 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Hailey is $1,173/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Idaho statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 38.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Idaho statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Hailey sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Hailey compares to similar-size Idaho cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.