Living in Central Valley, UT
Central Valley is a tiny town of 767 people in Sevier County, Utah. It's about 110 miles from Provo, UT and 144 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $912 a month.
767people
$348kTypical home
$912/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
280Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 767
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 364 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 110 mi to Provo, UT
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,193/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to CDC airport
- 145 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,296 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 88 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+76 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.