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Schurz is a tiny town of 821 people in Mineral County, Nevada. It's about 50 miles from Carson City, NV and 145 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $655 a month.
821people
$94kTypical home
$655/moRent
95° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
310Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 821
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 50 mi to Carson City, NV
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to RNO airport
- 62 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,141 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+36 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk