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La Verkin is a small town of 4,476 people in Washington County, Utah. It's about 21 miles from St. George, UT and 131 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,476people
$393kTypical home
$1,392/moRent
96° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
307Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,476
- Part of a metro area
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 21 mi to St. George, UT
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,392/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 46 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,212 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 45% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SGU airport
- 132 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,868 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Utah districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+52 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk