Living in McGill, NV
McGill is a small town of 1,050 people in White Pine County, Nevada. It's about 173 miles from St. George, UT and 178 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,050people
$177kTypical home
$1,663/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
37"Snow
278Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 868 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 173 mi to St. George, UT
- 102 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,663/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 112 mi to EKO airport
- 176 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,296 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 154 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 138 mi to the nearest vet
- 99 mi to the nearest dog park
- 151 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White Pine County: R+57 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High 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.