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Living in Apple Valley, UT

Apple Valley is a small town of 1,181 people in Washington County, Utah. It's about 26 miles from St. George, UT and 133 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $2k a month.

1,181people
$458kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
95° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
307Sunny days
62Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,181
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 30 people per sq mi
  • 133 mi to Las Vegas, NV
  • 26 mi to St. George, UT
  • 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $458k (≈$2,887/mo)
  • Median rent $1,750/mo
  • Median household income $86k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 95°F
  • Winter highs around 49°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
  • 307 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
  • 58 cloudy days a year
  • 25 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 62 days a year with rain or snow
  • 7" of snow a year
  • 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 31 days a year over 100°F
  • 2 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (786 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 41
  • 34% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 24% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 29 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 23 mi to SGU airport
  • 133 mi to LAS (major hub)
  • 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 87% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 2003
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 4,892 ft
  • 359 mi to the ocean
  • 75 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 44 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 23 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 45% of Utah districts (reading)
  • 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 12 mi to the nearest vet
  • 13 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 1 congregations per 10k people
  • 10 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Washington County: R+52 in 2024
  • Utah: R+22 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • High wildfire risk
  • High earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • High drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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