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Sutcliffe, Nevada

SutcliffeNV

A town of 282.

Population
282
residents
Median home value
$55K
Census ACS
Household income
$31K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
48
A commuter town
Small town

282 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sutcliffe

Most working residents leave Sutcliffe for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Fernley (17%), Nixon (17%) and Sparks (8%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sutcliffe4%
Fernley17%
Nixon17%
Sparks8%
Reno8%
31 mi
median commute distance
48
jobs based in Sutcliffe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Sutcliffe has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°
Spring37–61°
Summer57–85°
Fall42–65°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Sutcliffe is

Sutcliffe beats the Nevada average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.

32 measures vs. Nevada
2 better9 too close to call21 worse
What stands outSutcliffeNV
More adults treating high blood pressure77.5%72.2%
More adults getting a yearly checkup78.7%73.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth25.2%11.6%
Northern Nevada Medical Center
28.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Sutcliffe is conserved land

9.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 6,363 acres
9.4 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Sutcliffe for work

Where Sutcliffe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Fernley Fernley 17% 17% → Nixon Nixon 17% 8% → Sparks Sparks 8% 8% → Reno Reno 8% 5% → Las Vegas Las Vegas 5% 2% → Yerington Yerington 2% Sutcliffe · 4% stay
48jobs based in Sutcliffe
4%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sutcliffe

CDP in Nevada, United States

Sutcliffe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sutcliffe had a population of 282. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sutcliffe lies along State Route 446 which connects the settlement to Nixon and Pyramid Lake.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
282
Area
10 sq mi
Elevation
3,888 ft
Area code
775

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