Living in West Point, UT
West Point is a big small town of 11,929 people in Davis County, Utah. It's about 10 miles from Ogden, UT and 25 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $491k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,929people
$491kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
93° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
253Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,929
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,664 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 10 mi to Ogden, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $491k (≈$3,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (808 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to OGD airport
- 24 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,301 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 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
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davis County: R+25 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk