Living in Moapa Valley, NV
Moapa Valley is a big small town of 6,684 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 52 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,684people
$363kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
108° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,684
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 153 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 52 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 107 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 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BLD airport
- 53 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,496 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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