City in Nevada, United States

Elko

$345kMedian Home
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Elko is a city in and the county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elko had a population of 20,564. Elko serves as the center of the Ruby Valley, a region with a population of over 55,000. Elko is 21 miles (34 km) from Lamoille Canyon and the Ruby Mountains, providing year-round access to recreation, including hiking, skiing, hunting, and more than 20 alpine lakes. The city straddles the Humboldt River. Spring Creek, Nevada, serves as a bedroom community 6 miles (10 km) from the city with a population of 13,805.

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Where It Is

Location Context
Elko, Nevada
Latitude40.83°
Longitude-115.76°
Population20k
Altitude5,066 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 Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, 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.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age34 yrs
College Educated18%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home2%of workforce
Poverty Rate11%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$345k
Median home price
Rent burden21% of income
Household Income
$85k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
5.3/10
Internet
Fiber
52%
Cable
62%
address availability
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Current Conditions

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