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Country around Carlin is a rural area of about 1,971 people in Elko County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 169 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 224 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,971people
$180kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
263Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,971 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 169 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to EKO airport
- 201 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,099 ft
- 330 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 158 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 155 mi to the nearest vet
- 77 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 187 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elko County: R+57 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk