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Tooele is a small city of 38,405 people in Tooele County, Utah. It's about 26 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,405people
$381kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
75"Snow
267Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,405
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,593 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 26 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,405/mo)
- Median rent $1,214/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SLC airport
- 24 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,902 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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