Living in Hyrum, UT
Hyrum is a big small town of 10,401 people in Cache County, Utah. It's about 7 miles from Logan, UT and 59 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,401people
$423kTypical home
$1,269/moRent
87° / 31°Summer / winter
52"Snow
250Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,671 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 7 mi to Logan, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,665/mo)
- Median rent $1,269/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to OGD airport
- 59 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,771 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cache County: R+34 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk