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Lovelock is a small town of 1,481 people in Pershing County, Nevada. It's about 85 miles from Reno, NV and 195 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $745 a month.
1,481people
$184kTypical home
$745/moRent
96° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
286Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,481
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 85 mi to Reno, NV
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (148 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to RNO airport
- 83 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,993 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 83 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