Cold semi-arid

Price, Utah

Carbon County, Utah · Population 8.2k · 5,574 ft elevation

Living in Price

Price has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).

Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Price is an outdoor hub: about 64% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.

Price at a glance

Population
8.2k
Elevation
5,574 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
8″1th percentile
Annual snowfall
9″44th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,284 hrs87th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$190k31th percentile
Median rent
$796/mo13th percentile
Median household income
$47k11th percentile
Property tax rate
0.70%26th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.5%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.3%
Unemployment rate
6.0%
Homes with broadband
81%10th percentile
Walkability index
9.764th percentile
Average commute
16 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
42%42th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Violent crime rate
519 per 100k89th percentile
Property crime rate
2,196 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
90th percentile
Outdoor access
9897th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
59%
Public land within 30 miles
64%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,003 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Price, Utah
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan36°F17°F0.7″3.6″199 hrs
Feb43°F23°F0.7″1.9″193 hrs
Mar54°F30°F0.6″0.3″261 hrs
Apr62°F35°F0.6″0.1″284 hrs
May73°F45°F0.8″—327 hrs
Jun84°F53°F0.7″—365 hrs
Jul91°F61°F0.5″—351 hrs
Aug88°F59°F0.7″—325 hrs
Sep79°F50°F1.3″—302 hrs
Oct64°F39°F1.0″0.2″269 hrs
Nov48°F27°F0.4″1.4″223 hrs
Dec37°F18°F0.6″1.2″184 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