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Mount Charleston is a tiny town of 465 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 20 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 98 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $684k and rent runs about $2k a month.
465people
$684kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
81° / 46°Summer / winter
98"Snow
315Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 465
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 20 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $684k (≈$4,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 98" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year 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 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LAS airport
- 29 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,051 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 665 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.