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West Mountain is a small town of 1,282 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 15 miles from Provo, UT and 51 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $658k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,282people
$658kTypical home
$1,541/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
57"Snow
261Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,282
- Part of a metro area
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Provo, UT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $658k (≈$4,150/mo)
- Median rent $1,541/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 56% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PVU airport
- 52 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,564 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 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
- 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.