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Midway, Utah

Midway is a small town of about 6,000 people in Wasatch County, Utah, about 5,700 feet above sea level. Its population has held about steady since 2020. A typical home costs about 5.7 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Salt Lake City, is about 30 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
6,011
down 0.6% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$892,800
Wasatch County prices up 13% since 2022
Household income
$157,065
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, rural Utah
93.1
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
5 miles
Heber City, UT
To Salt Lake City
30 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 6.9% below the U.S. average in the parts of Utah outside metro areas.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 5.7 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Midway itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town1 public school. No public high school in town: the nearest is Wasatch High, about 4 miles away.
  • A hospital close byIntermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital in Heber City, about 5 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big citySalt Lake City is about 30 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Midway meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$892,800U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 13%Wasatch County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$3,399 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$157,065U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
84%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$4,490 a yearUtah: $2,525
Homes built before 1940
2%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
38%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
10%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
93.1U.S. average = 100 (the parts of Utah outside metro areas)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 13% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the parts of Utah outside metro areas, not Midway alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
6,0112020: 6,046
Median age
40.5 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
20%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
30%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
65%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
6%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (22%); finance, insurance and real estate (17%); arts, recreation, lodging and restaurants (16%)
Unemployment rate
3%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
30 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
29%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
2%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital, Heber City, UT, about 5 miles away. It's a critical access hospital (a small rural hospital with 25 or fewer beds). Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Nearest general hospital: Park City Hospital, Park City, UT, about 10 miles away. Medicare gives it 5 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

1 public school in Midway, run by Wasatch District. The nearest public high school is Wasatch High, about 4 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Utah's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
88%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
98%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
12°F
July average high
90°F
Days 90°F or hotter
39 a year
Nights at or below freezing
181 a year
Rain and melted snow
15.1 inches a year
Snow
75 inches a year
Elevation
5,656 feet

Weather station: Heber (3 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital, Orem, Salt Lake City.

Wasatch County is outside any metro area, with 20,000 or more people in its towns, next to a metro area (USDA rural-urban code 4, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument13 miles

Read about Midway's history on Wikipedia.

Know Midway?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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  • Alta, UT227 people, 9 miles
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  • Wallsburg, UT309 people, 10 miles
  • Sundance, UT (unincorporated)104 people, 11 miles
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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.