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West Wendover is a small town of 4,514 people in Elko County, Nevada. It's about 112 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $611 a month.
4,514people
$140kTypical home
$611/moRent
92° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
269Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,514
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 604 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 112 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$881/mo)
- Median rent $611/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to EKO airport
- 110 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 32% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,544 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 54 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
- 112 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 91 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 93 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