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Monticello is a small town of 2,200 people in San Juan County, Utah. It's about 94 miles from Grand Junction, CO and 244 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,200people
$301kTypical home
$1,159/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
64"Snow
291Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,200
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 657 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 94 mi to Grand Junction, CO
- 90 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,901/mo)
- Median rent $1,159/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to CEZ airport
- 246 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,041 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Utah districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 90 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+16 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk