A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Elko places higher on 11 of 21 NV lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Nevada ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

CElkoSafer than 28% of U.S. towns B−FallonSafer than 46% of U.S. towns

Schools

CElkoBetter than 32% of districts in the state DFallonBetter than 5% of districts in the state

Health

C+ElkoHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns CFallonHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns

11Elko

9Fallon

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 41 towns #14#34 Most trailsOutdoors · 41 towns #19#38 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 42 towns #31#17 Lowest depressionHealth · 42 towns #22#33 Lowest property taxCost of living · 41 towns #11#20 Highest incomeIncome · 42 towns #20#29 Most walkableOutdoors · 42 towns #19#11 Best schoolsSchools · 41 towns #21#14

Left end = #1 in Nevada. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Elko’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Fallon

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Elko$2,040/mo

Typical home $363K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.43% · or rent about $1,267/mo · Housing →

Fallon$2,270/mo

Typical home $395K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,230/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Fallon and Elko.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

185 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ElkoNV FallonNV

Elko ↔ Fallon185 miles apart

Who commutes between them

35 Fallon residents work in Elko (0.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Fallon →

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Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Nevada average

ElkoFallon

People

Population 20,696Highest 9,463Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.4%Highest NV: +15% +8.4%Lowest NV: +15%

Median age 33.2±1.4Lowest 15% below NV 35.5±5.2Highest 9% below NV

Fallon and Elko are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.4%±2.3Highest NV: 21.7% 24.2%±3.7Lowest NV: 21.7%

Elko and Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.4%±1.8Lowest NV: 17% 16.9%±3.3Highest NV: 17%

Fallon and Elko are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Highest NV: 27.9% 16.9%Lowest NV: 27.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.3Lowest NV: 5.2% 5.1%±2.4Highest NV: 5.2%

Fallon and Elko are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,036±$9kHighest about the NV average $73,389±$11kLowest 6% below NV

Elko and Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $309,100±$19kHighest 29% below NV $282,700±$32kLowest 35% below NV

Elko and Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,267±$76Highest 21% below NV $1,230±$147Lowest 23% below NV

Elko and Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,344Lowest 34% below NV $1,719Highest 15% below NV

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.3%±6.6Lowest NV: 55.9% 42.5%±10.3Highest NV: 55.9%

Fallon and Elko are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.8%Highest NV: 12.4% 12.5%Lowest NV: 12.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.6%Highest NV: 60% 50.7%Lowest NV: 60%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 8 yrs older than NV 1985Lowest 11 yrs older than NV

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 7% above NV 25 minLowest about the NV average

Work from home 3%±1.3Lowest NV: 11.9% 5.7%±3.2Highest NV: 11.9%

Fallon and Elko are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 55.6%Highest 29.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 1.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Carlin (2%)Reno (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fallon1% work in Elko

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 16.2%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 38.3 miHighest 2.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.9Lowest 99.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #21 of 41 in NV #14 of 41 in NV

School district ElkoChurchill

High school in town Elko High SchoolChurchill County High School

Students per teacherat that high school 21.3Lowest 21.4Highest

Nevada average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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Where they part ways

Elko gets 37 more inches of snow a year

Elko places higher on 11 of 21 NV lists

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Fallon

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