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Living in Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas is a big city of 660,400 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's part of the Las Vegas, NV area. Summer highs average 103°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $2k a month.

660,400people
$428kTypical home
$1,563/moRent
103° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
23Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big city of 660,400
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 4,655 people per sq mi
  • A major metro of its own
  • In the Las Vegas, NV area
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $428k (≈$2,698/mo)
  • Median rent $1,563/mo
  • Median household income $74k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 103°F
  • Winter highs around 58°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
  • 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
  • 50 cloudy days a year
  • 21 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 23 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 80 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
  • About average property crime (1,498 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 28% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 12 mi to LAS airport
  • 12 mi to LAS (major hub)
  • 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 68% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1994
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 2,369 ft
  • 235 mi to the ocean
  • 24 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 23 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 10 mi to the nearest campground
  • 55 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 431 bars within 25 mi
  • 581 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 28 museums within 25 mi
  • 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 33% of Nevada districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • Dog park in town
  • 1 congregations per 10k people
  • 7 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Clark County: D+3 in 2024
  • Nevada: R+3 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • High earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • High drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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