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Rush Valley is a tiny town of 458 people in Tooele County, Utah. It's about 40 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
458people
$365kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
92° / 39°Summer / winter
64"Snow
267Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 458
- Part of a metro area
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 40 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,302/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SLC airport
- 39 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,066 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tooele County: R+41 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