Census-designated place in Nevada, United States

Dayton

$446kMedian Home
347Sunny Days/yr
65°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation9kCenter elevation4,396 ft
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Long cold season, with most rain falls in winter. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Snow is a real part of winter. Humidity still leans higher in the cool season.

About Dayton

Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 15,153 at the 2020 census. Dayton is the second-oldest Nevada settlement, after Genoa, and is home to the oldest hotel in the state.Wikipedia

Long winterWinter rainSnowy winter
Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Dayton, Nevada
Latitude39.24°
Longitude-119.59°
Population9k
Center elevation4,396 ft

State Context

NevadaU.S. state

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive and the 31st-most populous U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: NoneAvg sales tax: 8.24%Property tax: 0.50%Official school data available

About the Region

Desert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age40 yrs
College Educated11%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home4%of workforce
Poverty Rate5%
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$446k
Median home price
Rent burden27% of income
Household Income
$93k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Walkability
36
School Rating
3.3/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
The year

Climate

Sunshine
347
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Avg High Temp
65°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Mixed humidity
30% warm season / 66% cool season
Comfort Score
48/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
50°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
14"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
53"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
47
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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Humidity Through The Year
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big seasonal humidity swing
Summer 30% · Winter 66% · Jul-Dec 26-69%
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