Living in Bryce Canyon City, UT
Bryce Canyon City is a tiny town of 203 people in Garfield County, Utah. It's about 88 miles from St. George, UT and 198 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $817 a month.
203people
$318kTypical home
$817/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
83"Snow
300Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 61 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 88 mi to St. George, UT
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,006/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CDC airport
- 199 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,632 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+59 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
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.