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PARK CITY PROFILE
Park City, founded as a silver-mining town in 1869, is at the heart of Summit County, one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S.
Park City is home to three world-class ski resorts just minutes from downtown. The city was home to the 2002 Winter Olympics and hosts various ski and snowboard events throughout the winter season. The scenic downtown has loads of restaurants and shops and is a year-round artistic and cultural hotspot with an arts center, museums, music festivals and film festivals including the renowned Sundance Film Festival. Park City has an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities from skiing and snowboarding in the winter to golfing, hiking, biking, boating and fishing the rest of the year.
Among GreatPlacesToRetire.com cities, Park City ranks high in taxes, family income, recreation and population density. Park City ranks low in home energy use, medical care and proximity to nearest large city.
For more detailed information on Park City -- including data on home prices, population demographics, air quality, water quality and more -- click on the Park City City Report graphic below:
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