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Country around Evanston is a rural area of about 14,435 people in Summit County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $847 a month.
14,435people
$293kTypical home
$847/moRent
71° / 24°Summer / winter
58"Snow
277Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 14,435 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 70 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,846/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 277 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 88 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to VEL airport
- 73 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 9,531 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+15 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