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Castle Valley is a tiny town of 357 people in Grand County, Utah. It's about 55 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 200 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
357people
$423kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
96° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
288Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 357
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 55 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,665/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (666 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,251 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 19% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CNY airport
- 203 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,807 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Utah districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand County: D+9 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.