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Dyer is a tiny town of 277 people in Esmeralda County, Nevada. It's about 114 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $1k a month.
277people
$108kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
94° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
317Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Fresno, CA
- 114 mi to Fresno, CA
- 107 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$679/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BIH airport
- 111 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,830 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Esmeralda County: R+66 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
- Low 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.