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Country around Ely is a rural area of about 6,568 people in White Pine County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 173 miles from Provo, UT and 173 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $903 a month.
6,568people
$236kTypical home
$903/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
43"Snow
278Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,568 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 173 mi to Provo, UT
- 95 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 104 mi to EKO airport
- 171 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,178 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 149 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 143 mi to the nearest vet
- 91 mi to the nearest dog park
- 147 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White Pine County: R+57 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk