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Homes in Provo
Provo's 35,944 homes are a mix: 38% detached houses, 50% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 10% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 34% of homes standing today; 22% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1983. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 39%.
Of the 18 Utah cities we have census figures for, Provo has the third-highest share of apartments. In Orem, 4 miles away, 36% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Provo's homes are newer than those in 54% 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.
Apartments and condos
50% 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.
Renting?
61% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
Out-of-square openings
With 46% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
A whole house in Provo
The most common home in Provo has four or more bedrooms: 33% of homes. Large houses are common too: 33% have four bedrooms or more. The median home has 5.1 rooms.
Apartments are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among apartments in buildings of five or more units has 3 to 5 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $900 to $2,000. For scale, that's about 0.3% of the median home value here, $467,200 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Homes here are larger than in 80% of the 881 US cities we have figures for, so a whole-house order runs to more windows than most.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home3–5 windows
All of them shuttered$900 to $2,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsWorking from home
16% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years, more than in 61% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Pricing a whole house at once
33% of homes here have four bedrooms or more. For a house that size, list every window in one go: type or paste the sizes, or upload them as a spreadsheet saved as CSV, and the designer prices each window and the total.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Provo weather and your shutters
At Provo Byu, UT (1 mi away), July averages a high of 95.2°F and January a low of 23.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to February.
About 74 days a year reach 90°F, 111 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 69% 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, Provo Byu, UT (temperature) and Provo Byu, UT (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41.2°F | 23.8°F | 2 in |
| Feb | 47.6°F | 27.5°F | 1.6 in |
| Mar | 58.4°F | 34.6°F | 1.6 in |
| Apr | 65.6°F | 39.7°F | 1.9 in |
| May | 75.7°F | 47.4°F | 2 in |
| Jun | 87.2°F | 55°F | 0.9 in |
| Jul | 95.2°F | 62.3°F | 0.5 in |
| Aug | 92.9°F | 61°F | 0.7 in |
| Sep | 83.1°F | 52°F | 1.2 in |
| Oct | 68.5°F | 40.9°F | 1.6 in |
| Nov | 53.2°F | 31.6°F | 1.4 in |
| Dec | 41.4°F | 24.4°F | 1.8 in |
Cold winters
With 111 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.
Summer sun
On the 74 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Provo
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 Provo
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Provo’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Provo
Interior designers, contractors, window covering stores, realtors and property managers in Provo can sell or refer Shutter Boys shutters: dealers buy at trade pricing with a protected area; referral partners earn a fee on each client they send. No fee to join.
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.