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Beaver is a small town of 3,681 people in Beaver County, Utah. It's about 97 miles from St. George, UT and 177 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $988 a month.
3,681people
$280kTypical home
$988/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
101"Snow
280Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,681
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 547 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 97 mi to St. George, UT
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,766/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CDC airport
- 177 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,912 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+74 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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