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Evanston is a big small town of 11,800 people in Uinta County, Wyoming. It's about 52 miles from Ogden, UT and 60 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $805 a month.
11,800people
$281kTypical home
$805/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
255Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,800
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,150 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 52 mi to Ogden, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,771/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,253 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to OGD airport
- 62 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,795 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Uinta County: R+64 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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