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Helper is a small town of 2,698 people in Carbon County, Utah. It's about 57 miles from Provo, UT and 94 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $846 a month.
2,698people
$210kTypical home
$846/moRent
89° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
283Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,698
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,491 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 57 mi to Provo, UT
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,323/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to PVU airport
- 96 mi to SLC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,925 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+44 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 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