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Country around Escalante is a rural area of about 772 people in Garfield County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 119 miles from St. George, UT and 210 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $1k a month.
772people
$410kTypical home
$1,237/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
26"Snow
298Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 772 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 119 mi to St. George, UT
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,585/mo)
- Median rent $1,237/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PGA airport
- 211 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,768 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+59 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.