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Alpine is a big small town of 10,392 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 16 miles from Provo, UT and 23 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $978k and rent runs about $4k a month.
10,392people
$978kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
73"Snow
261Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,392
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,307 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 16 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $978k (≈$6,164/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PVU airport
- 25 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,043 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,027 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 484 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk