Living in Moapa Town, NV
Moapa Town is a tiny town of 958 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 47 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $817 a month.
958people
$335kTypical home
$817/moRent
107° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 958
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 54 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 47 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,113/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (185 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 102 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 52
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to LAS airport
- 51 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,752 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.