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Moab is a big small town of 5,312 people in Grand County, Utah. It's about 64 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 198 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $519k and rent runs about $969 a month.
5,312people
$519kTypical home
$969/moRent
99° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
288Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,312
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,105 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 64 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $519k (≈$3,272/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (684 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,456 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CNY airport
- 201 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,055 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand County: D+9 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk