Living in Eagle Mountain, UT
Eagle Mountain is a mid-size city of 53,290 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 20 miles from Provo, UT and 32 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $2k a month.
53,290people
$518kTypical home
$2,020/moRent
91° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
267Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,290
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 20 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,267/mo)
- Median rent $2,020/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 71% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PVU airport
- 33 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,889 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 542 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk