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Country around Moab is a rural area of about 10,585 people in Grand County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 207 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $549k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,585people
$549kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
88° / 32°Summer / winter
12"Snow
288Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,585 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 59 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $549k (≈$3,465/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (666 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,251 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CNY airport
- 209 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,162 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand County: D+9 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk