Area data
Emery, UT — ZIP 84522
Population: 491 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with lightning, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 1.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 718.4 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 98.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively High · winterWeather: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 52% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 43.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 21.2 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Capitol Reef National Park (44 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 3
- Nearest airport
- Copper Globe / Sagebrush Bench Airstrip (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Hospitals include
- INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL, GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,970
- Housing built before 1970
- 49.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 14.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $883
- Mean commute to work
- 17 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,912
- Average weekly wage
- $1,098
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Mining, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 55
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 84522?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 84522?
- Risk to homes is higher than 52% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 84522?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 84522?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 84522?
- Regional Price Parity: 98.9 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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