Orangeville, Utah

City in Emery County · population 1,224 (2020 Census)

Median home: $246,200
Household income: $90,086
Jan low / Jul high: 10° / 91°
Snow a year: 17 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 1
Median age: 39.9

Orangeville is a city of 1,224 people in Emery County, Utah. The median home is worth $246,200, below the typical Utah town ($457,300). It ranks easier by car than 91% of Utah towns, better for first-time buyers than 90% of Utah towns, better for a vacation home than 83% of Utah towns.

Orangeville in our rankings:

How Orangeville 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 Orangeville is worth $246,200, below the typical Utah town ($457,300). Homes cost about 2.7 times the median household income of $90,086, which is more affordable than 98% of Utah towns. Median rent is $852 a month. 89.0% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Orangeville	Typical Utah town
Median home value	$246,200	$457,300
Median rent	$852	$1,395
Median household income	$90,086	$93,194
Home value ÷ income	2.7×	4.8×
Homeownership	89.0%	81.7%
Median year built	1977	1991
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.1%	—

Who lives in Orangeville

People	Orangeville	Typical Utah town
Median age	39.9	34.1
Age 65 and over	14.9%	13.0%
Under 18	29.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	31.8%
Below the poverty line	20.2%	6.5%
Veterans	4.4%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	4.2%	14.9%
Average commute	15.6 min	22.7 min
Homes with broadband	96.7%	94.3%

Weather in Orangeville

July highs average 91.4°F and January lows 9.7°F. About 8.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 16.6 inches of snow (typical Utah town: 45.4 in). Expect about 44 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 186 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 Castle Dale station (3.0 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

1 tornado has passed within 10 miles of Orangeville since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical Utah town. The strongest, an EFU, struck on July 14, 2021 about 9.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on July 14, 2021.

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

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 7 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on July 15, 2001.

Severe weather in Emery County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Emery County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 6 deaths recorded.

Emery County has been included in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, drought, biological.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4525: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3478: Covid-19
August 8, 2011	Flood	DR-4011: Flooding
September 5, 2005	Coastal Storm	EM-3223: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
April 30, 1983	Flood	DR-680: Severe Storms, Landslides & Flooding

Jobs and pay in Emery County

Emery County had 3,675 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $57,193 a year. Unemployment was 3.1% in 2023; in Orangeville itself the ACS puts it at 2.1%.

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 Orangeville

1 public school with 156 students, about 19.5 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Cottonwood School	PK-5	156	19.5

Towns near Orangeville

Castle Dale, UT
2.1 mi · 1,492 people · home $218,200
Huntington, UT
8.6 mi · 1,914 people · home $199,100
Ferron, UT
10.4 mi · 1,474 people · home $216,000
Wellington, UT
27.3 mi · 1,605 people · home $179,500
West Wood, UT
28.3 mi · 1,066 people · home $455,700
Spring City, UT
28.8 mi · 949 people · home $327,900
Price, UT
29.3 mi · 8,216 people · home $225,600
Ephraim, UT
29.5 mi · 5,611 people · home $423,700

Orangeville questions

Is Orangeville, Utah a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Orangeville scores better for retirees than 65% of Utah towns and quieter than 82%. 14.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.9).

How much does a house cost in Orangeville?

The median owner-occupied home in Orangeville is valued at $246,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $90,086, so homes cost about 2.7 times income. Median rent is $852 a month.

What is the weather like in Orangeville?

July highs average 91.4°F and January lows 9.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 8.0 inches of precipitation a year and 16.6 inches of snow.

Does Orangeville get tornadoes?

1 tornado has passed within 10 miles of Orangeville since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EFU on July 14, 2021. The typical Utah town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Orangeville's Census boundary (GEOID 4956860). 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.