Living in Daniel, UT
Daniel is a small town of 1,044 people in Wasatch County, Utah. It's about 20 miles from Provo, UT and 35 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $691k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,044people
$691kTypical home
$1,663/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
75"Snow
261Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,044
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 20 mi to Provo, UT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $691k (≈$4,359/mo)
- Median rent $1,663/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PVU airport
- 37 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,761 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasatch County: R+27 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.