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Sandy Valley is a small town of 1,742 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 34 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 104°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,742people
$234kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
104° / 58°Summer / winter
24"Snow
327Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,742
- Part of a metro area
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 34 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,474/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 104°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 327 sunny days a year (212 totally clear)
- 38 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 51 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 57
- 13% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to LAS airport
- 32 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,779 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
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.