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Whitney is a small city of 47,221 people in Clark County, Nevada. It's about 16 miles from Las Vegas, NV. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $2k a month.
47,221people
$329kTypical home
$1,574/moRent
107° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
315Sunny days
27Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,221
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,934 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 16 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,574/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 81 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 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LAS airport
- 6 mi to LAS (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,663 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,699 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 434 bars within 25 mi
- 581 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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