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Country around Searchlight is a rural area of about 303 people in Clark County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 102°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $2k a month.
303people
$288kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
102° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 303 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 56 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,817/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 102°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 37 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 64
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BLD airport
- 44 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,471 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.