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Country around Yerington is a rural area of about 9,082 people in Lyon County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Carson City, NV and 128 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $793 a month.
9,082people
$278kTypical home
$793/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
302Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,082 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 41 mi to Carson City, NV
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,750/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to RNO airport
- 58 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,715 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+44 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk