Beaver
Utah

What stands out

If you had to describe Beaver County in numbers, start here: rainfall is among the driest in America (9 inches a year), the school test score is in the top 4% of American counties (3.50 where 3.0 is grade level), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 6% of American counties (0.42%). Within Utah it ranks 9th of 29 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Beaver County, Utah. 7,102 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -123).

Utah has a flat income tax of 4.45% and taxes Social Security, though a tax credit removes it for lower and middle incomes. The state has the youngest population and largest households in the country, and the Wasatch Front from Ogden to Provo holds most residents. Home prices rose sharply after 2019. Alcohol is sold through state stores under rules that differ from every other state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $80,268 a year, higher than 88% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $44,316. Unemployment runs 2.7%, lower than 75% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home.

Utah takes 4.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,572 a year.

Home

The median home costs $320K, pricier than 73% of American counties, about 2.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,022 a month. Property tax is 0.42% of home value, roughly $1,039 a year on that median home, lower than 94% of American counties. 80% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.7 per 1,000 residents, lower than 59% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 24 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 75.5 years, shorter than 54% of American counties. There are 9 active physicians in the county, about 12.7 per 10,000 people. 10.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.58 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 96% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 72 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 74% of eligible voters turned out. Under Utah law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 52°F, highs near 67 and lows near 38, colder than 65% of American counties. About 9 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 11 out of 100, safer than 89% of American counties; the county has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 206 Mbps down, faster than 53% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.2 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.