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Pahrump is a small city of 47,347 people in Nye County, Nevada. It's about 41 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,347people
$310kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
101° / 58°Summer / winter
45"Snow
315Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,347
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 144 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 41 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 56 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LAS airport
- 48 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,635 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nye County: R+42 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk