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Country around Monument Valley is a rural area of about 1,387 people in San Juan County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 116 miles from Farmington, NM and 268 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $50k and rent runs about $867 a month.
1,387people
$50kTypical home
$867/moRent
95° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
300Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,387 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 116 mi to Farmington, NM
- 116 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $50k (≈$313/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 3.6% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (151 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to PGA airport
- 248 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 48% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,974 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+16 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.