Living in Washington Terrace, UT
Washington Terrace is a big small town of 9,182 people in Weber County, Utah. It's about 4 miles from Ogden, UT and 27 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,182people
$354kTypical home
$1,293/moRent
92° / 36°Summer / winter
44"Snow
250Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,182
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,530 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 4 mi to Ogden, UT
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,232/mo)
- Median rent $1,293/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,069 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OGD airport
- 26 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,633 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weber County: R+24 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk