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Gardnerville vs Ely

262 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.9× in Ely) and home values (2.1× in Gardnerville).

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Gardnerville, NVKnown for its schoolsNevada · 5,486 people
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Ely, NVHomes around $208KNevada · 3,929 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,290 more a month in Gardnerville

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.

Gardnerville$3,470/mo
Typical home $613K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,241/mo · Housing →
Ely$1,180/mo
Typical home $208K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,290 a month, about $27,500 a year, between Gardnerville and Ely.

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.

Report cards

Gardnerville places higher on 12 of 20 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.

Life in each

Ely gets 32 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
GardnervilleEly
Snow a year22″54″
January low19°F12°F
July high91°F89°F
Growing season (days)119d91d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th51st
Outdoors & history
GardnervilleEly
Trails5 mi31 mi
Conserved land1.8%4.9%
Settled—1878
National Register places78
Archive photos616
Famous people born here414
Community
GardnervilleEly
Library hours a week—48 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Where they are

262 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gardnerville ↔ Ely262 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

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.

GardnervilleEly
People
Population 5,486Highest 3,929Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.8%Highest NV: +15% -7.8%Lowest NV: +15%
Median age 55.7±4.3Highest 42% above NV 38.7±7Lowest about the NV average
Kids under 18 12.3%±3.4Lowest NV: 21.7% 22.5%±5Highest NV: 21.7%
Age 65+ 34%±5.4Highest NV: 17% 19.7%±4.6Lowest NV: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Highest NV: 27.9% 13.9%Lowest NV: 27.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.6Lowest NV: 5.2% 5%±2.9Highest NV: 5.2%
Ely and Gardnerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,267±$17kLowest 20% below NV $77,500±$14kHighest about the NV average
Ely and Gardnerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $487,300±$98kHighest 12% above NV $233,700±$33kLowest 46% below NV
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,241±$248Highest 22% below NV $950±$83Lowest 41% below NV
Gardnerville and Ely are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,460Highest 21% above NV $1,188Lowest 41% below NV
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.6%±16.2Highest NV: 55.9% 8.1%±6.9Lowest NV: 55.9%
Below poverty line 14.4%Highest NV: 12.4% 7.6%Lowest NV: 12.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.5%Lowest NV: 60% 65.4%Highest NV: 60%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 5 yrs newer than NV 1958Lowest 38 yrs older than NV
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 10% below NV 17 minLowest 32% below NV
Work from home 4.7%±2.8Lowest NV: 11.9% 8.9%±5.4Highest NV: 11.9%
Ely and Gardnerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14.4%Lowest 61%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minden (17%)Elko (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ElyFew work in Gardnerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.4Highest 42.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 41 in NV#26 of 41 in NV
School district DouglasWhite Pine County School District
High school in town None in townWhite Pine High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.1
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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