Living in Country around Huntington, UT
Country around Huntington is a rural area of about 2,752 people in Emery County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Provo, UT and 105 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $740 a month.
2,752people
$206kTypical home
$740/moRent
76° / 28°Summer / winter
13"Snow
274Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,752 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 66 mi to Provo, UT
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (886 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to PVU airport
- 107 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,731 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 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