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Holden is a tiny town of 467 people in Millard County, Utah. It's about 86 miles from Provo, UT and 117 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
467people
$285kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
50"Snow
276Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 797 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 86 mi to Provo, UT
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,800/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 276 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 89 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (804 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to PVU airport
- 118 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,102 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Millard County: R+76 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk