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1909
Ely's new court house, 1909
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US Post Office, Ely, Nevada
The U.S. Post Office in Ely, Nevada was built to a standardized plan developed by the Office of the Supervising Architect, led by Louis A. Simon. The building uses an attenuated Classical style that was popular with Federal buildings in the 1930s.
About Ely
City in Nevada, United StatesEly (, 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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Housing in Ely
The typical Ely home is worth about $208,000, down 1.1% in a year, 53% below the Nevada typical home.
Work & commute in Ely
Full picture →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.
Health in Ely
Health Grade C
Healthier than 35% 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 Ely
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ely
Full climate →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.
Schools in Ely
All Ely schools →School Grade C-
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 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.
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