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Winnemucca is a big small town of 8,361 people in Humboldt County, Nevada. It's about 149 miles from Reno, NV and 259 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $965 a month.
8,361people
$309kTypical home
$965/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
278Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,361
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 855 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 149 mi to Reno, NV
- 103 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (589 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 101 mi to EKO airport
- 148 mi to RNO (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,410 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 149 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 117 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 148 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+55 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk