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Cedar City is a small city of 38,524 people in Iron County, Utah. It's about 50 miles from St. George, UT and 156 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,524people
$377kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
59"Snow
307Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,524
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,064 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 50 mi to St. George, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to CDC airport
- 159 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,752 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+57 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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