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Orem is a mid-size city of 97,182 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 5 miles from Provo, UT and 35 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $1k a month.
97,182people
$472kTypical home
$1,438/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
42"Snow
261Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 97,182
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,220 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 5 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,438/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,221 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 36% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PVU airport
- 37 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,777 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 492 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 301 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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