Living in Willard, UT
Willard is a small town of 2,212 people in Box Elder County, Utah. It's about 13 miles from Ogden, UT and 44 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $451k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,212people
$451kTypical home
$1,648/moRent
92° / 37°Summer / winter
55"Snow
253Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,212
- Part of a metro area
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 13 mi to Ogden, UT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $451k (≈$2,846/mo)
- Median rent $1,648/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to OGD airport
- 43 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,282 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Box Elder County: R+61 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk