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Ketchum incentivizes residents to rent to local workers

Real estate prices in Ketchum skyrocketed during the pandemic. Now the community is trying to stop the bleed of local workers being priced out.

Broadcast on:
22 Jun 2023
Aidan Proctor stands in front a room in the cabin he's renting with roommates in downtown Ketchum.
Aidan Proctor stands in front a room in the cabin he's renting with roommates in downtown Ketchum.(Rachel Cohen / Boise State Public Radio )

Real estate prices in Ketchum skyrocketed during the pandemic. Now the community is trying to stop the bleed of local workers being priced out.

One thing it's trying? Luring property owners with cash incentives if they start renting to locals.

Rachel Cohen with Boise State Public Radio reports.