Living in Wallsburg, UT
Wallsburg is a tiny town of 305 people in Wasatch County, Utah. It's about 15 miles from Provo, UT and 38 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $478k and rent runs about $2k a month.
305people
$478kTypical home
$2,000/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
72"Snow
261Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 305
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Provo, UT
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,011/mo)
- Median rent $2,000/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PVU airport
- 40 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,722 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wasatch County: R+27 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.