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Imlay is a tiny town of 385 people in Pershing County, Nevada. It's about 118 miles from Reno, NV and 228 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $715 a month.
385people
$180kTypical home
$715/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
286Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 385
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 118 mi to Reno, NV
- 94 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,132/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (148 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 117 mi to RNO airport
- 117 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,242 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 89 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 117 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pershing 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
- Low 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.