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Country around Junction is a rural area of about 298 people in Piute County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 110 miles from St. George, UT and 173 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $950 a month.
298people
$217kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
46"Snow
280Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 298 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 110 mi to St. George, UT
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (413 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to CDC airport
- 174 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,382 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piute County: R+79 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.