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Outdoors in Elko
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1940
Railroad station. Elko, Nevada, 1940
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Ruby Valley Pony Express Station
The Ruby Valley Pony Express Station, located at 1515 Idaho St. in Elko, Nevada, was built in 1860 in Ruby Valley, Nevada.
About Elko
City in Nevada, United StatesElko 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. Elko is the principal city of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Elko and Eureka counties. Although a small cit…
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Housing in Elko
The typical Elko home is worth about $363,000, up 2.1% in a year, 18% below the Nevada typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Elko
Safety Grade C
Elko reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Work & commute in Elko
Full picture →56% of Elko’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Carlin (2%), Reno (2%) and Spring Creek (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Elko
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Nevada
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Elko
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Elko
Full climate →Elko has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Elko
All Elko schools →School Grade C
The public schools Elko’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Nevada’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NV. Ratings are from neighbors.
Colleges in Elko
Colleges →of Elko’s residents are enrolled in college. Great Basin College has about 256 students on campus.
Elko’s library
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