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Roosevelt is a big small town of 7,078 people in Duchesne County, Utah. It's about 87 miles from Provo, UT and 107 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $977 a month.
7,078people
$283kTypical home
$977/moRent
93° / 31°Summer / winter
17"Snow
262Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,078
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,006 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 87 mi to Provo, UT
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,781/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to VEL airport
- 110 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,040 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 74 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Duchesne County: R+76 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk