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Big Water is a tiny town of 502 people in Kane County, Utah. It's about 106 miles from St. George, UT and 208 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
502people
$273kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
98° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
298Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 502
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 84 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 106 mi to St. George, UT
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,718/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (625 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PGA airport
- 205 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,118 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Utah districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: R+48 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low 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.