Living in Summit Park, UT
Summit Park is a big small town of 8,537 people in Summit County, Utah. It's about 18 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 173 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,537people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,257/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
173"Snow
261Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,537
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 632 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 18 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,232/mo)
- Median rent $2,257/mo
- Median household income $186k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 173" of snow a year
- 54 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SLC airport
- 21 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,893 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 885 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 372 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Summit County: D+15 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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