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Layton is a mid-size city of 83,286 people in Davis County, Utah. It's about 10 miles from Ogden, UT and 21 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $478k and rent runs about $2k a month.
83,286people
$478kTypical home
$1,538/moRent
92° / 37°Summer / winter
36"Snow
250Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,286
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,691 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 10 mi to Ogden, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,012/mo)
- Median rent $1,538/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,309 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to OGD airport
- 20 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,479 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 433 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davis County: R+25 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk