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Country around Schurz is a rural area of about 997 people in Mineral County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Carson City, NV and 154 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $592 a month.
997people
$96kTypical home
$592/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
310Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 997 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 62 mi to Carson City, NV
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $592/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to RNO airport
- 73 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,020 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+36 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk