Living in Country around Orderville, UT
Country around Orderville is a rural area of about 725 people in Washington County, Utah, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from St. George, UT and 157 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $2k a month.
725people
$378kTypical home
$1,566/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
29"Snow
300Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 725 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 47 mi to St. George, UT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,381/mo)
- Median rent $1,566/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CDC airport
- 157 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,382 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+52 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.