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Caliente is a small town of 1,146 people in Lincoln County, Nevada. It's about 64 miles from St. George, UT and 106 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $692 a month.
1,146people
$190kTypical home
$692/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
309Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,146
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 22 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 64 mi to St. George, UT
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,197/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to SGU airport
- 114 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,023 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+73 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.