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Country around Battle Mountain is a rural area of about 5,562 people in Lander County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 165 miles from Reno, NV and 265 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $886 a month.
5,562people
$222kTypical home
$886/moRent
96° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
263Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,562 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 165 mi to Reno, NV
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to EKO airport
- 162 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,161 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 164 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 117 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 163 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lander County: R+62 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk