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Tropic is a tiny town of 582 people in Garfield County, Utah. It's about 90 miles from St. George, UT and 200 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $817 a month.
582people
$256kTypical home
$817/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
74"Snow
300Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 582
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 74 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 90 mi to St. George, UT
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,617/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to CDC airport
- 200 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,372 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+59 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.