Living in Country around Minersville, UT
Country around Minersville is a rural area of about 972 people in Beaver County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from St. George, UT and 182 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $981 a month.
972people
$322kTypical home
$981/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
73"Snow
280Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 972 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 89 mi to St. George, UT
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,033/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 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 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CDC airport
- 182 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,178 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.