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Golconda is a tiny town of 203 people in Humboldt County, Nevada. It's about 157 miles from Reno, NV and 267 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $994 a month.
203people
$278kTypical home
$994/moRent
94° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
278Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 157 mi to Reno, NV
- 91 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,755/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to EKO airport
- 156 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,439 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 157 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 123 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 156 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
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.