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Vernon is a tiny town of 257 people in Tooele County, Utah. It's about 44 miles from Provo, UT and 54 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
257people
$350kTypical home
$1,241/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
37"Snow
267Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- Part of a metro area
- About 32 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 44 mi to Provo, UT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,207/mo)
- Median rent $1,241/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PVU airport
- 54 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,512 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.