Living in Country around Myton, UT
Country around Myton is a rural area of about 1,018 people in Duchesne County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Provo, UT and 110 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $790 a month.
1,018people
$223kTypical home
$790/moRent
92° / 31°Summer / winter
19"Snow
262Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,018 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 87 mi to Provo, UT
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,403/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to VEL airport
- 113 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,174 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 82 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duchesne County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk