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Koosharem is a tiny town of 298 people in Sevier County, Utah. It's about 120 miles from Provo, UT and 156 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $681 a month.
298people
$516kTypical home
$681/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
19"Snow
273Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 298
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 357 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 120 mi to Provo, UT
- 87 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,251/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to CDC airport
- 157 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,943 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.