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Paragonah is a tiny town of 647 people in Iron County, Utah. It's about 71 miles from St. George, UT and 179 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
647people
$245kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
44"Snow
300Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 647
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 71 mi to St. George, UT
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,544/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CDC airport
- 181 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,912 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+57 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