UT area data
Gunnison, UT
Gunnison, UT.
Population: 3,747 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Gunnison, UT is $292,700. 3 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with avalanche, lightning, wildfire the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 1.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$292,700
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $292,700
- House Price Index (state)
- 718.4 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 12
- New listings (monthly)
- 3
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-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)
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
- Schools include
- Gunnison Valley High, Gunnison Valley School, Gunnison Valley Middle
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- avalanche, lightning, wildfire, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Very High · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 86% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 59.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 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)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 33.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 7.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 2
- Nearest airport
- Salina Gunnison Airport (SBO) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Housing built before 1970
- 41.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 15.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,381
- Households with broadband internet
- 74.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,339
- Average weekly wage
- $754
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 210
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 median home value in Gunnison, UT?
- $292,700.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Gunnison, UT?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: avalanche, lightning, wildfire, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in Gunnison, UT?
- Risk to homes is higher than 86% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Gunnison, UT?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Gunnison, UT?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Gunnison, UT?
- 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in Gunnison, UT?
- Regional Price Parity: 98.9 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
ZIP code for Gunnison
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