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Gabbs is a tiny town of 237 people in Nye County, Nevada. It's about 100 miles from Carson City, NV and 176 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
237people
$291kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
17"Snow
310Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 158 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Fresno, CA
- 100 mi to Carson City, NV
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 28% of households have kids
- 48% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to MMH airport
- 108 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,639 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 43 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 105 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nye County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.