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Country around Wellington is a rural area of about 3,359 people in Douglas County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Carson City, NV and 113 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,359people
$464kTypical home
$1,368/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
302Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,359 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 35 mi to Carson City, NV
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,926/mo)
- Median rent $1,368/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 30°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to RNO airport
- 56 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,597 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+33 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk