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Country around West Wendover is a rural area of about 4,604 people in Elko County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 117 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $611 a month.
4,604people
$222kTypical home
$611/moRent
94° / 37°Summer / winter
23"Snow
269Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,604 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 117 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,398/mo)
- Median rent $611/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 25 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 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to EKO airport
- 114 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 31% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,439 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 48 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
- 115 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 86 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 99 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 99 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.