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Amargosa Valley is a small town of 1,445 people in Nye County, Nevada. It's about 71 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,445people
$291kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
104° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
321Sunny days
21Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 71 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 321 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 44 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 79 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to LAS airport
- 81 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 21% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,366 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nye County: R+42 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.