Living in Oakley, UT
Oakley is a small town of 1,638 people in Summit County, Utah. It's about 34 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $674k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,638people
$674kTypical home
$2,569/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
85"Snow
261Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,638
- Part of a metro area
- About 232 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 34 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $674k (≈$4,247/mo)
- Median rent $2,569/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 48% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SLC airport
- 37 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,238 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+15 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