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Jackpot is a small town of 1,415 people in Elko County, Nevada. It's about 42 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 164 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,415people
$158kTypical home
$725/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
35"Snow
258Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,415
- Part of a metro area
- About 363 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 42 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TWF airport
- 135 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 21% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,214 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 39 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.