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Portage is a tiny town of 219 people in Box Elder County, Utah. It's about 26 miles from Logan, UT and 84 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
219people
$333kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
90° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
253Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- Part of a metro area
- About 86 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 26 mi to Logan, UT
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,102/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to OGD airport
- 83 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,449 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Utah districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Box Elder County: R+61 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.