Living in Park City, UT
Park City is a big small town of 8,362 people in Summit County, Utah. It's about 24 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 189 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,362people
$1.8MTypical home
$1,943/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
189"Snow
261Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,362
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 376 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $1,943/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 189" of snow a year
- 55 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,578 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SLC airport
- 27 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,235 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 840 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 377 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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