Living in Huntington, UT
Huntington is a small town of 1,965 people in Emery County, Utah. It's about 73 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 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $724 a month.
1,965people
$199kTypical home
$724/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
283Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,965
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 869 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 73 mi to Provo, UT
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,256/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (886 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to PVU airport
- 114 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,817 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emery County: R+75 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk