Living in Panguitch, UT
Panguitch is a small town of 1,701 people in Garfield County, Utah. It's about 81 miles from St. George, UT and 191 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,701people
$332kTypical home
$843/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
300Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,701
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 81 mi to St. George, UT
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,092/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CDC airport
- 192 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,631 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+59 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