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Ephraim is a big small town of 5,949 people in Sanpete County, Utah. It's about 61 miles from Provo, UT and 100 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $928 a month.
5,949people
$424kTypical home
$928/moRent
91° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
274Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,949
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 61 mi to Provo, UT
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,672/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (408 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 31% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to PVU airport
- 101 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,555 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanpete County: R+68 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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