Nevada: offers a unique tax structure which favors business and individuals. Presently Nevada has no personal state income tax, corporate income tax, and offers low property tax. Elko County: is located in north-eastern Nevada and at 17,135 square miles is the 4th largest county in the continental United States and has a population of approximately 50,000.
The city of Elko:
Features~is the county seat with the township population of 37,000+.
Elko boasts a new state of the art regional airport, Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, as well as Great Basin College, which offers baccalaureate programs. We also host the annual Baque Festival in July and the National Cowboy Poetry Festival in January.
Weather:
Elko experiences 300+ days of sunshine a year, has an average January temperature of 20 and July average of 73 and receives 15.5" precipitation a year, the majority being snow.
Location~
is approximately half way between Reno (295 miles west) and Salt Lake City, UT (230 miles east) on Interstate 80. Boise, Idaho is 255 miles north.
Recreational Activities~
includes hiking/backpacking, the Ruby Mountains, 4-wheeling, a variety of bird and big game hunting, gambling, fishing and even heli-skiing.
Elko~ A great place to live, work and play!
LEARN MORE....
- City of Elko: http://www.elkocity.com/
- Elko County: http://www.elkocountynv.net/
- Elko Chamber of Commerce: http://www.elkonevada.com/
- Spring Creek: http://www.springcreeknv.net/
- Western Folk Life Center: http://www.westernfolklife.org/site/
- Elko County Economic Diversification Authority http://www.eceda.com/
- Great Basin College: http://www.gbcnv.edu/
- Elko County School District: http://www.elko.k12.nv.us/schools.htm
- Elko Newspaper: www.elkodaily.com
Elko, Nevada...A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME!
