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Mesquite is a small city of 22,059 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 35 miles from St. George, UT and 75 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 106°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,059people
$389kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
106° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
315Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,059
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 35 mi to St. George, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,451/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 106°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (185 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 95 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SGU airport
- 76 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,752 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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