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Midvale is a small city of 35,989 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 11 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $2k a month.
35,989people
$437kTypical home
$1,597/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
66"Snow
261Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,989
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,105 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 11 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,753/mo)
- Median rent $1,597/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 66" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,724 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SLC airport
- 13 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,397 ft
- 541 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,043 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 479 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salt Lake County: D+10 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk