A town of 3,929, settled in 1878. A typical home worth about $208K.
The 3 things Ely does most differently from other towns.
16 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 8 places on the National Register.
Where Ely’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Ely home is worth about $208,000, down 1.1% in a year, 53% below the Nevada typical home.
61% of Ely’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Elko (3%), McGill (2%) and Winnemucca (1%). Half commute less than 1 miles.
31 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veteran's Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 2. Broadbent Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Bianche Park | — | 1 |
The public schools Ely’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 79% of Nevada’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| David E Norman Elementary | PK–5 | 362 | C |
| Learning Bridge | K–8 | 166 | A− |
| White Pine Middle School | 6–8 | 233 | B |
| White Pine High School | 9–12 | 365 | B |
| Steptoe Valley High School | 9–12 | 24 | Not graded |
Ely has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 54 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Ely beats the Nevada average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Ely | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.7% | 15.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.3% | 11.6% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
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1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nevada (NV) - White Pine County - White Pine County - ED 17-1 to 27
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Ely’s archive appears here every day.
See all 16 archive items →8 places in Ely on the National Register of Historic Places.
14 notable people were born in Ely.
City in Nevada, United States
Ely (, EE-lee) is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50. The railroads connecting the transcontinental railroad to the mines in Austin, Nevada and Eureka, Nevada have long been removed, but the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,924.
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