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Kanab is a big small town of 5,081 people in Kane County, Utah. It's about 58 miles from St. George, UT and 162 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $457k and rent runs about $986 a month.
5,081people
$457kTypical home
$986/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
22"Snow
300Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,081
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 58 mi to St. George, UT
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $457k (≈$2,881/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (430 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SGU airport
- 160 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,899 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Utah districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: R+48 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk