Living in Salina, UT
Salina is a small town of 2,546 people in Sevier County, Utah. It's about 91 miles from Provo, UT and 127 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $753 a month.
2,546people
$286kTypical home
$753/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
41"Snow
273Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 434 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 91 mi to Provo, UT
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,803/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 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 (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to PVU airport
- 128 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,256 ft
- 498 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 73 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