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Kamas is a small town of 2,096 people in Summit County, Utah. It's about 34 miles from Provo, UT and 36 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,096people
$516kTypical home
$1,478/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
97"Snow
261Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,096
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 537 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 34 mi to Provo, UT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,251/mo)
- Median rent $1,478/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PVU airport
- 38 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,690 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+15 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk