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What Our Customers Say About Us

Thank you all again for working so hard to help Annette and I meet the closing deadline. I know this was not a simple closing and required extra effort from all of you. Annette and I fully appreciate how fortunate we've been to have such a dedicated team of professionals guiding us.

If you ever need additional references, please consider us 'extremely satisfied customers'. You are the best of the best in our minds. Annette and I would like to stay in touch with you as friends and as part of our trusted real estate professionals team.

All the best to you and yours,
Quinton Rodgers

Park City is truly a mountain gem. With perfect weather year round for all facets of mountain living activities, who can resist the magical draw Park City has? Park City has a diverse selection of Summit County homes or land for sale and is the perfect place for your dream vacation home or to simply escape the grind of big city living. Here are some quick facts about this charming historical mining town. You may also go to www.parkcityinfo.com for more detailed information about Park City, which is updated almost daily.

http://2005.summitcounty.org/history/summit/history.html

Quick Facts

  • 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., 1200 miles of mining tunnels under the city; the deepest mining shaft is 2600’ Flagstaff Mountain was the first mining claim in the Park City area; George Hearst owned the Ontario Mine
  • Summit County was one of the fastest growing counties in the US during the 1990’s
  • Elevation = 7000’ at Main Street: ranges from 6500’- 10,000’
  • City Size =12 square miles
  • Average Daily Water Consumption = 4. 6 million gallons
  • School Population = 3,891
  • Number of Primary Dwelling Units = 2,624
  • Number of Secondary Homes/ Units = 5,718
  • Tourist Bed Base = 17, 477 pillows in vicinity; 4549 units
  • Gross Taxable Sales = $400 million in city
  • Number of Restaurant Seats in PC & Basin = 11,354
  • Number of Park City Business Licenses = 1500
  • Number of Retail Stores = 251 in Park City & Basin
  • Number of City Police Officers = 22