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Country around Tonopah is a rural area of about 2,723 people in Nye County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 162 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $861 a month.
2,723people
$147kTypical home
$861/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
9"Snow
305Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,723 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 162 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 151 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$925/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 30°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 14% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 128 mi to BIH airport
- 174 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,372 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 46 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 107 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 164 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 129 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 131 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nye County: R+42 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.