Living in Henefer, UT
Henefer is a small town of 1,005 people in Summit County, Utah. It's about 28 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $440k and rent runs about $955 a month.
1,005people
$440kTypical home
$955/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
70"Snow
250Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 28 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $440k (≈$2,776/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SLC airport
- 30 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,348 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+15 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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