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Kearns is a small city of 37,696 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 10 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,696people
$374kTypical home
$1,744/moRent
91° / 37°Summer / winter
52"Snow
267Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,696
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,138 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 10 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,357/mo)
- Median rent $1,744/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 49% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SLC airport
- 10 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,672 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 883 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 405 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salt Lake County: D+10 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk