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Country around Owyhee is a rural area of about 838 people in Elko County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 236 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $528 a month.
838people
$115kTypical home
$528/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
83"Snow
262Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 838 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 97 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$726/mo)
- Median rent $528/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 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 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to EKO airport
- 110 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,328 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 61 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 97 mi to the nearest vet
- 84 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 111 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.