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Monroe is a small town of 2,616 people in Sevier County, Utah. It's about 115 miles from Provo, UT and 149 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,616people
$318kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
35"Snow
280Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,616
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 733 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 115 mi to Provo, UT
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,007/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to CDC airport
- 150 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,433 ft
- 473 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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