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Tonopah is a small town of 1,910 people in Nye County, Nevada. It's about 155 miles from Carson City, NV and 167 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,910people
$144kTypical home
$843/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
310Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,910
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 206 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Fresno, CA
- 155 mi to Carson City, NV
- 145 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 30°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year 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 61
- 11% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to BIH airport
- 164 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,142 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 76 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 163 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 83 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.