Living in Peter, UT
Peter is a tiny town of 491 people in Cache County, Utah. It's about 9 miles from Logan, UT and 69 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $546k and rent runs about $1k a month.
491people
$546kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
89° / 31°Summer / winter
42"Snow
253Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 491
- Part of a metro area
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Logan, UT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $546k (≈$3,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 51% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OGD airport
- 68 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,685 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Utah districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cache County: R+34 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.