Living in Fielding, UT
Fielding is a tiny town of 746 people in Box Elder County, Utah. It's about 15 miles from Logan, UT and 72 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $975 a month.
746people
$397kTypical home
$975/moRent
90° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
253Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 746
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,397 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Logan, UT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,502/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 46% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to OGD airport
- 71 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,370 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Utah districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Box Elder County: R+61 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk