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Bluff is a tiny town of 233 people in San Juan County, Utah. It's about 86 miles from Farmington, NM and 272 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $867 a month.
233people
$313kTypical home
$867/moRent
95° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
291Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 86 mi to Farmington, NM
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,974/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 29% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to CEZ airport
- 228 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,623 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 87 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.