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Payson is a small city of 23,039 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 15 miles from Provo, UT and 52 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $430k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,039people
$430kTypical home
$1,549/moRent
93° / 39°Summer / winter
58"Snow
261Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,039
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,751 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $430k (≈$2,709/mo)
- Median rent $1,549/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PVU airport
- 54 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,692 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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