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Ferron is a small town of 1,517 people in Emery County, Utah. It's about 84 miles from Provo, UT and 124 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $543 a month.
1,517people
$216kTypical home
$543/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
274Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,517
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 644 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 84 mi to Provo, UT
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,362/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (886 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to CNY airport
- 126 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,955 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emery County: R+75 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk