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Gunnison is a small town of 3,562 people in Sanpete County, Utah. It's about 76 miles from Provo, UT and 112 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,562people
$291kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
39"Snow
274Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,562
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 744 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 76 mi to Provo, UT
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 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 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to PVU airport
- 113 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,168 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 62 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