Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Avon

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Avon
Utah›Cache County

AvonUT

A town of 483, settled in 1860.

1 bordering townMap →
McMurdie-White Farmstead · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Avon

Avon, UT · McMurdie-White Farmstead · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Avon a good place to live?

Avon’s average trip to work is 47 minutes, against 22 minutes in Utah’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 120 in Utah we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Avon. McMurdie-White Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Avon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

483 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
ParadiseParadiseAvon
McMurdie-White Farmstead
McMurdie-White Farmstead · National Register of Historic Places
Avon’s story

166 years in pictures

Census counts: 306 in 2000, 390 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1955 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1860Avon is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Avon: who provides what

Avon is unincorporated, so Cache County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterParadise Town Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesCache CountyCache County provides services here
SchoolsCache School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCache County ClerkCache County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8432884328 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Avon.

Work & commute

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Avon’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Avon for work: only 0% work in town. At $114,000, Avon’s median household income is above both the Utah town median ($101,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Logan (26%), Hyrum (9%) and Salt Lake City (6%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Avon0%
Logan26%
Hyrum9%
Salt Lake City6%
North Logan5%
22 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Avon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Avon, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Avon has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. The July high in Avon is 88°F.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–35°
Spring33–58°
Summer51–84°
Fall33–61°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Avon is

Avon beats the Utah average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 10% of adults binge drink in Avon. Among 119 Utah towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Avon.

AvonUtah townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)10%11%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)28%34%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%33%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%17%17%
32 measures vs. Utah
15 better10 too close to call7 worse
What stands outAvonUT
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%10.5%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.8%12.4%
More adults who have had cancer10.7%7.2%
Brigham City Community Hospital
11.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

High risk in Avon, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 2.3% of Avon

5.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, at 28 acres. Avon’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.

2.3%conserved
AvonUtah townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile1.10.4
Conserved land2.3%3.4%4.3%
2.3%
conserved · 103 of 4,517 acres
5.4 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest0.1 mi28

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

$1.05Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Ben Lomond Mountain and 17 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avon. Close and well known come first.

All 51 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Avon

17pages on Avon
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Avon

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Avon for work

Where Avon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Logan Logan 26% 9% → Hyrum Hyrum 9% 6% → Salt Lake City Salt Lake City 6% 5% → North Logan North Logan 5% 4% → Ogden Ogden 4% 2% → Providence Providence 2% Avon · 0% stay
39jobs based in Avon
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Avon

CDP in Utah, United States

Avon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 390 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the birthplace of Reuben D. Law, first president of the Church College of Hawaii, later renamed Brigham Young University–Hawaii.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1860
Area
7.1 sq mi
Elevation
5,020 ft

Questions about Avon

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Avon, UT a good place to live?

Avon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.