Living in Beatty, NV
Beatty is a tiny town of 387 people in Nye County, Nevada. It's about 97 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
387people
$165kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
99° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
321Sunny days
29Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 387
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 22 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 97 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,043/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 321 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 44 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 30 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 62
- 12% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to BIH airport
- 108 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,629 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 67 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 71 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 88 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.