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Aneth is a tiny town of 257 people in San Juan County, Utah. It's about 63 miles from Farmington, NM and 288 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $890 a month.
257people
$62kTypical home
$890/moRent
97° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
291Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 63 mi to Farmington, NM
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$389/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CEZ airport
- 207 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,613 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Utah districts (reading)
- 33 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+16 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.