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Country around Ferron is a rural area of about 1,638 people in Emery County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 85 miles from Provo, UT and 125 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $543 a month.
1,638people
$230kTypical home
$543/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
27"Snow
274Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,638 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 85 mi to Provo, UT
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (886 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to CNY airport
- 126 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,508 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emery County: R+75 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk