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Searchlight is a tiny town of 246 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 57 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $2k a month.
246people
$287kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
324Sunny days
25Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 246
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 64 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 57 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 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 64
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BLD airport
- 45 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,566 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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.