UT area data
Payson, UT
Payson, UT.
Population: 29,503 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $526,166
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +7.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +17.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +108.9%
- All-time peak (2026-02)
- $531,362
- House Price Index
- 718.4 (+0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $577,500
- Median list price
- $577,450
- Median days on market
- 54.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.6%
- Active listings
- 89
- 1-year forecast
- -0.1%
- Days to pending
- 58 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 39
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,637/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +3.6%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,185/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,924/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 99.5 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 8
- Elementary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, avalanche, earthquake, strongWind, wildfire
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 24.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 48
- Days with Good air quality
- 201
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 14.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 846
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument (33 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +1,200 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,998
- Median annual property tax
- $2,254
- Mean commute to work
- 19 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 257,687
- Average weekly wage
- $1,182
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5,013
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