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Wells is a small town of 1,352 people in Elko County, Nevada. It's about 103 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 159 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,352people
$205kTypical home
$976/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
258Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,352
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 196 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 103 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to EKO airport
- 157 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,633 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 97 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 103 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 115 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elko County: R+57 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk