Living in Country around Las Vegas, NV
Country around Las Vegas is a rural area of about 444 people in Clark County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $851k and rent runs about $2k a month.
444people
$851kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
315Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 444 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 19 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $851k (≈$5,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,498 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LAS airport
- 20 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,597 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,511 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 390 bars within 25 mi
- 523 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: D+3 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.