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Plain City is a big small town of 8,396 people in Weber County, Utah. It's about 8 miles from Ogden, UT and 38 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $580k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,396people
$580kTypical home
$2,190/moRent
93° / 38°Summer / winter
62"Snow
253Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,396
- Part of a metro area
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 8 mi to Ogden, UT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $580k (≈$3,655/mo)
- Median rent $2,190/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,069 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to OGD airport
- 36 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,216 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weber County: R+24 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk