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Preston is a tiny town of 257 people in White Pine County, Nevada. It's about 151 miles from St. George, UT and 186 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $937 a month.
257people
$220kTypical home
$937/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
298Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 151 mi to St. George, UT
- 130 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 136 mi to CDC airport
- 196 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,637 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 153 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 138 mi to the nearest vet
- 136 mi to the nearest dog park
- 138 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White Pine County: R+57 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very 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.