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West Wood is a tiny town of 962 people in Carbon County, Utah. It's about 61 miles from Provo, UT and 99 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $1k a month.
962people
$456kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
91° / 36°Summer / winter
10"Snow
283Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 962
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 61 mi to Provo, UT
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (375 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,287 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to PVU airport
- 101 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,653 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+44 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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.