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Richfield is a big small town of 8,224 people in Sevier County, Utah. It's about 105 miles from Provo, UT and 140 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $915 a month.
8,224people
$333kTypical home
$915/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
280Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,330 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 105 mi to Provo, UT
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,097/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,832 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to CDC airport
- 140 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,332 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 91 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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