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East Basin is a small town of 4,002 people in Summit County, Utah. It's about 24 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 117 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,002people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
117"Snow
261Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,002
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 445 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,233/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 117" of snow a year
- 43 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SLC airport
- 27 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,500 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 277 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+15 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