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Boulder City is a big small town of 14,919 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 33 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,919people
$436kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
107° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
27Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,919
- Part of a metro area
- About 70 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 33 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,747/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 107 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (861 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BLD airport
- 21 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,926 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 874 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 313 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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