Living in Hobble Creek, UT
Hobble Creek is a tiny town of 105 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 9 miles from Provo, UT and 46 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $625k and rent runs about $2k a month.
105people
$625kTypical home
$1,541/moRent
91° / 37°Summer / winter
58"Snow
261Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- Part of a metro area
- About 49 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Provo, UT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $625k (≈$3,941/mo)
- Median rent $1,541/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PVU airport
- 48 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,387 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.