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Country around Moapa is a rural area of about 1,044 people in Clark County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $821 a month.
1,044people
$317kTypical home
$821/moRent
104° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,044 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 41 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,998/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (185 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 100 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 53
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to LAS airport
- 46 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,592 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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.