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Homes in Orem
Orem's 32,835 homes are a mix: 51% detached houses, 36% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 12% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 35% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 36% are older than that and 29% newer. The median home dates from 1989. 58% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Provo, 4 miles away, 50% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Orem's homes are newer than those in 69% 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.
Rounded drywall corners
64% 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.
Apartments and condos
36% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Orem weather and your shutters
At Orem Trtmt Plt, UT (2 mi away), July averages a high of 92.5°F and January a low of 20.3°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to February.
About 56 days a year reach 90°F, 108 nights fall to freezing and 17.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around January and least in July.
That's more 90°F days than in 60% 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, Orem Trtmt Plt, UT (temperature) and Provo Byu, UT (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.5°F | 20.3°F | 2 in |
| Feb | 44.6°F | 25.6°F | 1.6 in |
| Mar | 55.5°F | 33.3°F | 1.6 in |
| Apr | 64°F | 39.3°F | 1.9 in |
| May | 73.9°F | 48.1°F | 2 in |
| Jun | 85.7°F | 56.7°F | 0.9 in |
| Jul | 92.5°F | 63.9°F | 0.5 in |
| Aug | 89.6°F | 62.4°F | 0.7 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 52.3°F | 1.2 in |
| Oct | 65.3°F | 40.2°F | 1.6 in |
| Nov | 49.4°F | 29.9°F | 1.4 in |
| Dec | 38.2°F | 22°F | 1.8 in |
Cold winters
With 108 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.
Fitting them in Orem
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 Orem
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Orem’s own figures.
Price your windows
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