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Providence is a big small town of 8,947 people in Cache County, Utah. It's about 3 miles from Logan, UT and 64 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,947people
$516kTypical home
$1,560/moRent
89° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
250Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,154 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 3 mi to Logan, UT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,253/mo)
- Median rent $1,560/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 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 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to OGD airport
- 64 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,623 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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