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Charleston is a tiny town of 414 people in Wasatch County, Utah. It's about 18 miles from Provo, UT and 33 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $712k and rent runs about $2k a month.
414people
$712kTypical home
$2,000/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
87"Snow
261Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 414
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 18 mi to Provo, UT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $712k (≈$4,491/mo)
- Median rent $2,000/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PVU airport
- 35 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,506 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 518 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 245 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasatch County: R+27 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.