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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Elko

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%

Whitney$1,830/mo

Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $1,574/mo · Housing →

Elko$2,040/mo

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

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Elko and Whitney.

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

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

–WhitneyNot graded CElkoSafer than 28% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+WhitneyBetter than 42% of districts in the state CElkoBetter than 32% of districts in the state

Health

C−WhitneyHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns C+ElkoHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns

10Whitney

11Elko

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 22 towns #13#2 Best schoolsSchools · 41 towns #40#21 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 41 towns #20#38 Lowest obesityHealth · 42 towns #21#37 Highest graduation rateSchools · 41 towns #20#35 Most walkableOutdoors · 42 towns #4#19 Cheapest rentCost of living · 41 towns #30#16 Fastest growingGrowth · 42 towns #7#21

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

Where they are

330 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WhitneyNV ElkoNV

Whitney ↔ Elko330 miles apart

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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

WhitneyElko

People

Population 47,221Highest 20,696Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +27.2%Highest NV: +15% +12.4%Lowest NV: +15%

Median age 35.5±1.9Highest 9% below NV 33.2±1.4Lowest 15% below NV

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

Kids under 18 23.7%±1.7Lowest NV: 21.7% 24.4%±2.3Highest NV: 21.7%

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

Age 65+ 14.6%±1.2Highest NV: 17% 12.4%±1.8Lowest NV: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Highest NV: 27.9% 17.2%Lowest NV: 27.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±1.4Highest NV: 5.2% 4.9%±1.3Lowest NV: 5.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,155±$4kLowest 14% below NV $79,036±$9kHighest about the NV average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $329,000±$9kHighest 24% below NV $309,100±$19kLowest 29% below NV

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,574±$78Highest about the NV average $1,267±$76Lowest 21% below NV

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,219Lowest 40% below NV $1,344Highest 34% below NV

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±6Highest NV: 55.9% 34.3%±6.6Lowest NV: 55.9%

Below poverty line 14.6%Highest NV: 12.4% 13.8%Lowest NV: 12.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55.1%Lowest NV: 60% 62.6%Highest NV: 60%

Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 6 yrs newer than NV 1988Lowest 8 yrs older than NV

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 15% above NV 27 minLowest 7% above NV

Work from home 8.5%±2Highest NV: 11.9% 3%±1.3Lowest NV: 11.9%

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 55.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 2.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 1.44Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paradise (32%)Carlin (2%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ElkoFew work in Whitney

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 16.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 19.4 miLowest 38.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.9 miHighest 2.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 137Highest 42.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #40 of 41 in NV #21 of 41 in NV

School district Clark CountyElko

High school in town None in townElko High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 21.3

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.

Whitney vs Elko

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Elko gets 41 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Elko

Elko places higher on 11 of 21 NV lists

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