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Kingston is a tiny town of 144 people in Lander County, Nevada. It's about 144 miles from Carson City, NV and 224 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $902 a month.
144people
$214kTypical home
$902/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
45"Snow
288Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 144
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 35 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Fresno, CA
- 144 mi to Carson City, NV
- 116 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,348/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 29°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 130 mi to EKO airport
- 146 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,968 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 48 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 150 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 93 mi to the nearest vet
- 93 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 145 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lander County: R+62 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
- High 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.