Living in Bicknell, UT
Bicknell is a tiny town of 446 people in Wayne County, Utah. It's about 132 miles from Provo, UT and 170 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $885 a month.
446people
$371kTypical home
$885/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
273Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 446
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 778 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 132 mi to Provo, UT
- 96 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,338/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to CDC airport
- 171 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,120 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+52 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.