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Loa is a tiny town of 467 people in Wayne County, Utah. It's about 127 miles from Provo, UT and 165 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $883 a month.
467people
$436kTypical home
$883/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
273Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 127 mi to Provo, UT
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,749/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to CDC airport
- 166 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,097 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+52 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.