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Country around Wells is a rural area of about 1,762 people in Elko County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 157 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,762people
$206kTypical home
$1,228/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
24"Snow
258Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,762 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 91 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,228/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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
- 38% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to EKO airport
- 155 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,955 ft
- 416 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 91 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 103 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.