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Homes in Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain is a city of houses: of its 12,942 homes, 83% are detached, 12% are townhouses and other attached houses and 5% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Eagle Mountain is new: 92% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 1% before 1980. The median home dates from 2012. Owners live in 85% of homes.
Of the 18 Utah cities we have census figures for, Eagle Mountain has the newest homes and the smallest share of apartments. In Lehi, 11 miles away, 16% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Eagle Mountain's homes are newer than those in 100% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
92% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
99% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Whole-house orders
With 83% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 85% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Eagle Mountain weather and your shutters
At Fairfield, UT (6 mi away), July averages a high of 90.2°F and December a low of 13.2°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 43 days a year reach 90°F, 197 nights fall to freezing and 12.7 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the Utah cities we have climate normals for, Eagle Mountain has the most freezing days.
That's more 90°F days than in 51% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 3 min on the longest day to 9 h 18 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 73° above the horizon in June and 26° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fairfield, UT (temperature) and Fairfield, UT (precipitation, 6 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39.3°F | 13.3°F | 1.3 in |
| Feb | 44.5°F | 17.6°F | 1.3 in |
| Mar | 56°F | 24.8°F | 1.2 in |
| Apr | 63°F | 29.6°F | 1.2 in |
| May | 72.1°F | 36.8°F | 1.4 in |
| Jun | 82.5°F | 43.9°F | 0.8 in |
| Jul | 90.2°F | 51°F | 0.7 in |
| Aug | 88.6°F | 49.4°F | 0.7 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 40.3°F | 0.8 in |
| Oct | 66.6°F | 28.5°F | 1.2 in |
| Nov | 51.8°F | 19.8°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 40.2°F | 13.2°F | 1.3 in |
Cold winters
With 197 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Dry air
Only 12.7 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 34°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Fitting them in Eagle Mountain
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Eagle Mountain
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Eagle Mountain’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.