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Elko is a small city of 20,696 people in Elko County, Nevada. It's about 137 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 201 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,696people
$309kTypical home
$1,267/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
40"Snow
262Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,696
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,160 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 137 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,267/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k)
- Low property crime (915 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to EKO airport
- 190 mi to BOI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,115 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 136 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 155 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