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Altamont is a tiny town of 435 people in Duchesne County, Utah. It's about 72 miles from Provo, UT and 91 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
435people
$214kTypical home
$1,296/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
277Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,052 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 72 mi to Provo, UT
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $1,296/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 277 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 88 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to VEL airport
- 94 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,378 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duchesne County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.