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Salem is a big small town of 10,324 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 13 miles from Provo, UT and 52 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $606k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,324people
$606kTypical home
$1,592/moRent
93° / 39°Summer / winter
63"Snow
261Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,324
- Part of a metro area
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 13 mi to Provo, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $606k (≈$3,820/mo)
- Median rent $1,592/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 63" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 50% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PVU airport
- 53 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,626 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
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