Living in American Fork, UT
American Fork is a small city of 37,109 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 12 miles from Provo, UT and 28 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $497k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,109people
$497kTypical home
$1,697/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
44"Snow
261Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,109
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,258 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 12 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $497k (≈$3,132/mo)
- Median rent $1,697/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 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 28
- 41% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PVU airport
- 30 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,626 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 838 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 397 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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