Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Driest Counties in Nevada
The least rainfall in the country. Dry is easier on a building than wet, but it moves the cost somewhere else: irrigation, foundation movement in shrink-swell soils, and in the driest counties the price and reliability of water itself. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Nevada ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 4.0" | Very High | $400,800 |
| 2 | Mineral County | 4.2" | Very Low | $175,000 |
| 3 | Esmeralda County | 4.3" | Very Low | $102,500 |
| 4 | Lyon County | 4.6" | Relatively Low | $342,600 |
| 5 | Nye County | 4.8" | Relatively Low | $266,000 |
| 6 | Churchill County | 4.9" | Relatively Low | $298,000 |
| 7 | Storey County | 7.3" | Very Low | $393,100 |
| 8 | Washoe County | 7.7" | Relatively High | $496,600 |
| 9 | Pershing County | 8.3" | Very Low | $166,200 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 8.8" | Very Low | $208,900 |
| 11 | Lander County | 8.9" | Very Low | $210,500 |
| 12 | Douglas County | 9.3" | Relatively Moderate | $587,400 |
| 13 | Carson City | 9.3" | Relatively Low | $426,700 |
| 14 | White Pine County | 9.4" | Very Low | $196,700 |
| 15 | Humboldt County | 10.2" | Very Low | $256,800 |
| 16 | Elko County | 12.3" | Relatively Moderate | $282,400 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Driest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nevada