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Sunset is a big small town of 5,587 people in Davis County, Utah. It's about 7 miles from Ogden, UT and 25 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,587people
$333kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
92° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
253Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,587
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,824 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 7 mi to Ogden, UT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 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 (39 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 37% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to OGD airport
- 24 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,518 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davis County: R+25 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk