Summit County, Utah

Summit County has a population of 42,970 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $1,067,700, about 7.7 times the county's median household income of $138,114.

Home price
$1,067,700
Income
$138,114
Population
42,970
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$1,067,700county
Median gross rent$1,987county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198020.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant40.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use34.7%county
Typical monthly rent$3,777county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,185county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,887county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,958county
Home insurance / yr$1,814(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$138,114county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate4.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home24.7%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.2%county
Economic output per resident$141,492county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.35%county
Top state income tax4.45%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.45%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.42%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13543570county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.0%county
Traffic deaths11.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher59.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.7%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment7485county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible16.9%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians139county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year7.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year3.6%county
Frequent mental distress13.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population42,970county
Land area in square miles1,871county
People per square mile of land23.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store30.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person21.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.3%county
Second languages14.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents116county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in1,891county
Households that moved away2,055county
Average income of arriving households$267,829county
Average income of departing households$139,515county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes21county
Housing units authorised in the latest year563county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.7%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.9 incounty
Annual snowfall60.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.52 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing195 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days92 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 13county
Average first fall frostSep 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use758 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas83.7%county
Homes heated by propane4.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband95.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk49.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.2county
Landslide risk92.3county
Hail risk9.8county
Earthquake risk55.5county
Tornado risk13.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk14.0county
Winter weather risk87.0county
Strong wind risk61.9county
Wildfire risk96.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Summit County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Utah figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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