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Orovada is a tiny town of 141 people in Humboldt County, Nevada. It's about 163 miles from Boise, ID and 282 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $994 a month.
141people
$262kTypical home
$994/moRent
94° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
271Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 163 mi to Boise, ID
- 118 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,652/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 117 mi to EKO airport
- 161 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,236 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 41 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 157 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 140 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 153 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+55 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.