Living in Country around Milford, UT
Country around Milford is a rural area of about 1,896 people in Beaver County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from St. George, UT and 174 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,896people
$247kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
65"Snow
280Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,896 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 96 mi to St. George, UT
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,558/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CDC airport
- 174 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,594 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+74 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk