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