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Midway is a big small town of 6,171 people in Wasatch County, Utah. It's about 21 miles from Provo, UT and 30 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $893k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,171people
$893kTypical home
$3,399/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
109"Snow
261Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,171
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,001 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 21 mi to Provo, UT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $893k (≈$5,630/mo)
- Median rent $3,399/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PVU airport
- 32 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,656 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 634 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasatch County: R+27 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk