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WildhorseNV

A town in Nevada.

Is Wildhorse a good place to live?

No town among the 43 in Nevada we compare has a lower January low than Wildhorse. 17% of the land in Wildhorse is conserved, against 5.2% in Nevada’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Wildhorse yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Wildhorse.

Natural hazards

In Wildhorse, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Nevada or U.S. town

97risk score of 100

76% of Wildhorse’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 11%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingAvalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 17.4% of Wildhorse

17.4%conserved

For Wildhorse, the density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile. 3.2 miles of trail.

17.4%
conserved · 339 of 1,952 acres
3.2 mi
of trails · 1.0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Compared with most of Nevada and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Wildhorse is cooler

117″snow a winter

The seasons in Wildhorse bring cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 10° and about 117 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–37°
Spring26–53°
Summer42–79°
Fall27–59°
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wildhorse

11pages on Wildhorse
Getting set up

Moving to Wildhorse: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Wildhorse, and how to reach them.

Internet2 providers66% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsElko County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereElko County ClerkElko County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8980189801 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Wildhorse; the nearest are

Questions about Wildhorse

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