Living in Lindon, UT
Lindon is a big small town of 11,765 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 8 miles from Provo, UT and 32 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $676k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,765people
$676kTypical home
$1,563/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
43"Snow
261Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,765
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,409 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 8 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $676k (≈$4,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,563/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,512 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PVU airport
- 34 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,712 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 627 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 321 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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