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Fort McDermitt is a tiny town of 286 people in Humboldt County, Nevada. It's about 134 miles from Boise, ID and 307 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $994 a month.
286people
$55kTypical home
$994/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
21"Snow
271Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 286
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 307 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 134 mi to Boise, ID
- 124 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$347/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 124 mi to EKO airport
- 132 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,584 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 116 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 69 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 61 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 122 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 123 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+55 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.