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Blanding is a small town of 3,275 people in San Juan County, Utah. It's about 95 miles from Farmington, NM and 253 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $842 a month.
3,275people
$306kTypical home
$842/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
38"Snow
291Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,275
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 253 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 95 mi to Farmington, NM
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,928/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (370 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to CEZ airport
- 241 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,106 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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