Cold semi-arid
Grantsville, Utah
Tooele County, Utah · Population 14k · 4,314 ft elevation
Living in Grantsville
Grantsville has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Grantsville is an outdoor hub: about 39% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Grantsville at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 4,314 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,155 hrs81th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $432k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,062/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Violent crime rate
- 309 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 351 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 25%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 39%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,314 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 0.8″ | 7.2″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 0.9″ | 7.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 3.5″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 36°F | 1.5″ | 1.9″ | 269 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 1.5″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 55°F | 0.7″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 0.7″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 0.7″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 51°F | 0.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 39°F | 0.9″ | 0.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 5.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 7.9″ | 147 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology