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Blue Diamond is a tiny town of 351 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 16 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $666k and rent runs about $2k a month.
351people
$666kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
315Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 351
- Part of a metro area
- About 49 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 16 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $666k (≈$4,197/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,498 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LAS airport
- 15 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,954 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 416 bars within 25 mi
- 572 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: D+3 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.