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Provo is a mid-size city of 114,766 people in Utah County, Utah. It's part of the Provo, UT area. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $467k and rent runs about $1k a month.
114,766people
$467kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
95° / 41°Summer / winter
45"Snow
261Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 114,766
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,740 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- In the Provo, UT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $467k (≈$2,946/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 30% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 39% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PVU airport
- 41 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,603 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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