Moroni, Utah

City in Sanpete County · population 1,544 (2020 Census)

Median home: $283,100
Household income: $65,833
Jan low / Jul high: 13° / 89°
Snow a year: 43 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 1
Median age: 24.7

Moroni is a city of 1,544 people in Sanpete County, Utah. The median home is worth $283,100, below the typical Utah town ($457,300). It ranks quieter than 86% of Utah towns, better for a vacation home than 86% of Utah towns, easier by car than 86% of Utah towns.

How Moroni ranks

Percentile among Utah towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Utah towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Moroni is worth $283,100, below the typical Utah town ($457,300). Homes cost about 4.3 times the median household income of $65,833, which is more affordable than 72% of Utah towns. Median rent is $894 a month. 86.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Utah towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Moroni	Typical Utah town
Median home value	$283,100	$457,300
Median rent	$894	$1,395
Median household income	$65,833	$93,194
Home value ÷ income	4.3×	4.8×
Homeownership	86.5%	81.7%
Median year built	1964	1991
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Moroni

People	Moroni	Typical Utah town
Median age	24.7	34.1
Age 65 and over	9.8%	13.0%
Under 18	31.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	31.8%
Below the poverty line	21.0%	6.5%
Veterans	4.9%	—
Born outside the U.S.	8.3%	—
Work from home	10.3%	14.9%
Average commute	26.9 min	22.7 min
Homes with broadband	85.3%	94.3%

Weather in Moroni

July highs average 89.0°F and January lows 12.9°F. About 12.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 42.6 inches of snow (typical Utah town: 45.4 in). Expect about 32 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 189 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Moroni station (0.2 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

1 tornado has passed within 10 miles of Moroni since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical Utah town. The strongest, an F0, struck on June 25, 2005 about 9.3 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 25, 2005.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Severe weather in Sanpete County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Sanpete County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Sanpete County has been included in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
December 23, 2023	Flood	DR-4752: Flooding
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4525: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3478: Covid-19
August 6, 2018	Fire	FM-5267: Hilltop Fire
June 24, 2012	Fire	FM-2986: Wood Hollow Fire

Jobs and pay in Sanpete County

Sanpete County had 9,381 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $44,420 a year. Unemployment was 2.9% in 2023; in Moroni itself the ACS puts it at 9%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Moroni

2 public schools with 735 students, about 21.6 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
North Sanpete Middle	7-8	370	19.5
Moroni School	PK-6	365	24.3

Towns near Moroni

Spring City, UT
5.9 mi · 949 people · home $327,900
Mount Pleasant, UT
6.8 mi · 3,655 people · home $315,600
Fountain Green, UT
7.6 mi · 1,197 people · home $372,600
Fairview, UT
10.5 mi · 1,203 people · home $297,800
Ephraim, UT
11.6 mi · 5,611 people · home $423,700
Levan, UT
14.9 mi · 862 people · home $364,000
Nephi, UT
18.1 mi · 6,443 people · home $416,000
Manti, UT
18.2 mi · 3,429 people · home $310,700

Moroni questions

Is Moroni, Utah a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Moroni scores better for retirees than 48% of Utah towns and quieter than 86%. 9.8% of residents are 65 or older (median age 24.7).

How much does a house cost in Moroni?

The median owner-occupied home in Moroni is valued at $283,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $65,833, so homes cost about 4.3 times income. Median rent is $894 a month.

What is the weather like in Moroni?

July highs average 89.0°F and January lows 12.9°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 12.6 inches of precipitation a year and 42.6 inches of snow.

Does Moroni get tornadoes?

1 tornado has passed within 10 miles of Moroni since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F0 on June 25, 2005. The typical Utah town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Moroni's Census boundary (GEOID 4952130). Comparisons use the median of Utah towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.