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Sandy ValleyNV
A town of 1,742.
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,742
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$234K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
57.3
years
Jobs based here
59
A commuter town
Is Sandy Valley a good place to live?
Sandy Valley’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Sandy Valley’s July high is 101°F, where Nevada’s towns sit at 94°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. On walkability, just 4 of Nevada’s 66 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with avalanches at the top. 79% of the land in Sandy Valley is conserved, where Nevada’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Sandy Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A shrinking town
Sandy Valley has shrunk 19% from 2010 to 2020
2,051 counted in 2010 and 1,663 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Sandy Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Sandy Valley is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $234K, 3.1 years of the Las Vegas metro’s $76K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskavalanches tops the listDOpen →SchoolsCOpen →Jobs & income$58K median household incomeB−Open →HealthSouthern Hills Hospital and Medical Center 24.5 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Sandy Valley: who provides what
Sandy Valley is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerValley Electric Assn15.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSky Ranch Estates water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesClark CountyClark County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Nevada you can register online until 5 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereClark County Registrar of VotersClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP code8901989019 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sandy Valley.
OutdoorsB
Nearly a third of Sandy Valley is conserved land
62 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Sandy Valley is 1.1 miles per square mile.
79%conserved
79%
conserved · 28,196 of 35,696 acres
62 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Peace Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 2. Pahrump Valley Wilderness | 0.3 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsC
Sandy Valley’s schools rank behind 74% of Nevada districts
Its public schools are run by the Clark County school district. Its two schools are below.
26%of NV districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Valley ESLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 119 | C |
| Sandy Valley J-SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 188 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NV on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Sandy Valley has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sandy Valley for work: only 4% work in town. Sandy Valley’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Sandy Valley has lost 166 jobs, to 59 in 2023.
4%work in town
| Sandy Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 17% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Sandy Valley4%
Las Vegas27%
Paradise18%
Henderson7%
Enterprise6%
34 mi
median commute distance
59
jobs based in Sandy Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Sandy Valley faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland floodingHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
Fewer children than Nevada overall
Children under 18 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide). Only 2 of the 43 Nevada towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Sandy Valley. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Nevada.
57.3median age · NV 39.1
| Sandy Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.3 years | 40.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 11% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 23% | 29% |
Sandy ValleyNevadaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
31%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school34%
Some college27%
Associate’s4%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate11%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Across Nevada, 49.6% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 96% are men (NV 52%).
| Sandy Valley | NV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.5% | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 31.2% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 27.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 27% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 9.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
In Sandy Valley, expect mild winters and hot summers
Sandy Valley has mild winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 101°, January nights drop to 33° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter33–58°
Spring49–77°
Summer70–99°
Fall50–79°
Nov 20
typical first frost
Mar 17
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
On CDC estimates, Sandy Valley is less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Sandy Valley beats the Nevada average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 39% of Sandy Valley adults have high blood pressure.
48%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Sandy Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Nevada
9 better17 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Sandy Valley | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 18% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.4% |
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center
24.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sandy Valley
17pages on Sandy Valley
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sandy Valley; the nearest are
Galen Health Institutes-Las VegasUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Las Vegas24.6 miUniversity of Nevada-Las VegasUniversity or college · Public · Las Vegas33 mi$9,748 in-state tuitionMohave Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kingman, AZ98.2 mi$2,208 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Sandy Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Sandy Valley for work
Where Sandy Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
59jobs based in Sandy Valley
4%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sandy Valley
Town and census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Sandy Valley is a bedroom community of Las Vegas located in west–central Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately 35 miles (56 km) from the southern part of Las Vegas and west of Henderson, and 20 miles from the Jean exit at Interstate 15. Sandy Valley is also located 14 miles from the historic town of Goodsprings. As of the 2020 census, Sandy Valley had a population of 1,663. Sandy Valley is home to Sky Ranch Estates, a custom residential aviation community with private hangars and direct access to the privately owned, public-use Sky Ranch Airport.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 56 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,641 ft
- Area code
- 702
Questions about Sandy Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sandy Valley, NV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.