Living in Torrey, UT
Torrey is a tiny town of 323 people in Wayne County, Utah. It's about 134 miles from Provo, UT and 173 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $884 a month.
323people
$408kTypical home
$884/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
273Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 134 mi to Provo, UT
- 101 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,572/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 65
- 24% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 96 mi to CNY airport
- 174 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,907 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 96 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+52 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.