Living in Hurricane, UT
Hurricane is a small city of 22,771 people in Washington County, Utah. It's about 13 miles from St. George, UT and 123 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,771people
$456kTypical home
$1,426/moRent
99° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
307Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 13 mi to St. George, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,876/mo)
- Median rent $1,426/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 50 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SGU airport
- 124 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,064 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Utah districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+52 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk