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Country around Duchesne is a rural area of about 3,069 people in Duchesne County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Provo, UT and 87 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,069people
$272kTypical home
$1,064/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
277Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,069 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 59 mi to Provo, UT
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,712/mo)
- Median rent $1,064/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 277 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 88 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to VEL airport
- 89 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,864 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duchesne County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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