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14,739people live here $105,154median household income▲ 30% above US $1,386median rent per monthNear US average $360,600median home valueNear US average

Spring Creek is an unincorporated community in Elko County, NV. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Spring Creek

Spring Creek is an unincorporated community in Nevada with household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, a growing population, and public transit that many commuters actually use. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Spring Creek deals with long average commutes, larger class sizes than the national average, cold, harsh winters, and heavy snowfall.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Growing population
Public transit that many commuters use

The not so good

Long commutes
High student-teacher ratio
Cold, harsh winters
Heavy snowfall — 84" per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Spring Creek compares

Median household income

Spring Creek$105,154

Nevada avg$78,260

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Spring Creek$1,386

Nevada avg$1,597

US$1,413

Median home value

Spring Creek$360,600

Nevada avg$435,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Spring Creek

Based on Spring Creek's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,772

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,440 a year
45% of Spring Creek renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$72,120

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $36,060
Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,386/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,386 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $360,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $360,600 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Elko County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Elko County (county-wide)

Safety

176 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Spring Creek doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Elko County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 352/100k · Policed by Elko County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 64% above US

43 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 42.6 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 17% take public transit; 9% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

58%

Public transit

17%

Carpool

14%

Work from home

9.3%

Other

1.9%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 16°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 38% below US

22% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Bottom line

Spring Creek's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and cold, harsh winters. A year of median rent ($1,386/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people who would rather not drive. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes and anyone who dislikes long, cold winters.

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