Living in Country around Orangeville, UT
Country around Orangeville is a rural area of about 1,445 people in Emery County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Provo, UT and 110 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $852 a month.
1,445people
$246kTypical home
$852/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
16"Snow
274Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,445 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 70 mi to Provo, UT
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,553/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (886 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to PVU airport
- 111 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,993 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emery County: R+75 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk