Summit County and Park City are located in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain Range. Park City is one of the most easily accessible mountain resort communities in the county. The town is only 30 miles east of Salt Lake City and only 36 miles from Salt Lake International Airport, via a six-lane, all-weather interstate highway (I-80). No other ski town offers this close proximity to an international airport which happens to have numerous non-stop flights from all over the U.S.

Park City Real Estate is much more affordable compared to other ski towns like Jackson Hole, Aspen, Vail & Tahoe and offers a greater selection of ski in ski out homes, condos and lots for sale.

Summit County was one of the fastest growing counties in the US during the 1990’s and currently has a population of 35,090.

Park City offers great schools which are considered the best in Utah and highly ranked nationally. It's a great place to raise a family.

Alpine Ski Resorts (Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort and The Canyons Reosrt) as well as seven other ski resorts within a 60 minute drive. Deer Valley Resort Rated #1 by Ski Magazine (October 2008). Park City Mountain Resort Rated #1 Terrain Park for two years running by Transworld Snowboarding (January 2006). Canyons Ski Resort which is Utah’s largest ski resort.

Alpine Heart of the 2002 Winter Olympics
Park City was founded as a silver-mining town in 1869. By 1900, it was a booming mining town with 10,000 residents and 100 saloons.

Second largest silver strike in U. S., 1,200 miles of mining tunnels under the city; the deepest mining shaft is 2,600’. Flagstaff Mountain was the first mining claim in Park City. The area produced 23 millionaires including George Hearst, grandfarther of newspaperman William Randolph Hearst., who owned the Ontario Mine.

Hiking & Biking Trails: 300+ miles of improved trails for mountain biking, hiking or horse back riding.

Golf Courses Park City offers several public & private golf courses as well as several gated golf communities.

Ice Rink new indoor ice rink offers ice skating and ice hockey.

Fishing the Park City area offers blue ribbon fly fishing nearby. Fly Rod & Reel Magazine (Nov/Dec 2005) rated Park City as one of the top 12 Fly-Fishing Retirement Towns.

Public Bus free throughout the entire Park City area.

Elevation: 7,000’ at Main Street: ranges from 6,500’- 10,000’.

Climate: Temp.(max./min) 35/15 (Jan.) 82/52 degrees (july).

City Size: 12 square miles

Population Park City: 7,854 year round

Median Age: 32.7

School Population: 4,059

Assessed Property Valuation 2001: $3,390, 742,411.

Number of Primary Dwelling Units: 2,624

Number of Secondary Homes/ Units: 5,718

Number of Lodging Rental Units: 6,060 units

Gross Taxable Sales: $400 million in city

Number of Restaurant in Park City:115

Number of Park City Business Licenses: 1,500

Number of Retail Stores: 251 in Park City & Basin

Number of City Police Officers: 22

Number of City Employees: 269 full time equivalents.

Number of Miles of City Roads: 94

The Salt Lake International Airport is served by 17 airlines, with over 972 scheduled daily flights. These airlines are AeroMexico, America West, America West Express, American, Atlantic Southeast, Comair, Continental, Continental Express, Delta, Frontier, Jetblue, Northwest, Northwest Airlink, Salmon Air, SkyWest, Southwest and United.

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