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Country around Holden is a rural area of about 518 people in Millard County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 85 miles from Provo, UT and 115 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $1k a month.
518people
$313kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
48"Snow
276Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 518 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 85 mi to Provo, UT
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,975/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 276 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 89 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (804 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to PVU airport
- 116 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,830 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Millard County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk