Living in Country around Beatty, NV
Country around Beatty is a rural area of about 387 people in Nye County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 55°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
98° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
321Sunny days
29Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 387 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 97 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 66 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 98°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 33 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
- 93 mi to BIH airport
- 108 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,039 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 66 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 69 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 67 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 86 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.