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Fountain Green is a small town of 1,521 people in Sanpete County, Utah. It's about 43 miles from Provo, UT and 81 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $373k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,521people
$373kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
57"Snow
274Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,521
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,219 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 43 mi to Provo, UT
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PVU airport
- 82 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,942 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 40 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