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East Basin, Utah.

A community in Summit County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Summit County’s.

Living in East Basin, Summit County, Utah

East Basin, in Summit County, had 3,023 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $145,678 a year and half less, against $138,114 across Summit County; 8% of its people live below the poverty line. 84% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 16% are rented. Unemployment in Summit County was 3.0% in August 2026, and the county had 2.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 3,023 in the 2020 census; median age 39.5
Household income $145,678 the median, give or take $28,036 · Summit County: $138,114
Unemployment 3.0% Summit County, August 2026; 3.2% a year before
Homes 84% lived in by their owners; 16% rented
  • 1,305households
  • 80%of adults have a degree
  • 8%below the poverty line
  • 25 mintypical commute
  • 35%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care31%
  • Professional and business services19%
  • Banks, insurance and property11%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Manufacturing6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Summit County had 32,506 jobs in 2025, 2.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 35° and 13°; warmest in July, 87° and 49° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 35° 13° F M A M J J 87° 49° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 35° and 13°; warmest in July, 87° and 49° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 35° 13° F M A M J J 87° 49° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 35° and lows near 13°; warmest in July, with highs near 87° and lows near 49°. About 72 inches of snow and 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Wanship Dam weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Summit County

  1. Deer Valley Resort CompanySki resorts with accommodations1,576
  2. VR-CPC HoldingsAlpine skiing facilities without accomodations912
  3. Montage Deer ValleyHotels499
  4. Park City HospitalGeneral hospital325FTE
  5. Sundance InstituteBroadway theaters324
  6. The Lodge At Blue Sky, Auberge CollectionHotels, resort, without casinos206
  7. Flare ConstructionCompressor, metering and pumping station, gas and oil pipeline, construction192
  8. Triumph Geared SolutionsAircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and parts manufacturing185

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 44 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 6,982 people in all across the county; East Basin has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. WildfireRelatively high
  2. AvalanchesRelatively high
  3. LightningRelatively high
  4. Winter weatherRelatively high
  5. Strong windrelatively high in parts of East BasinRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in East Basin’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Summit County.