Mesquite Facts
Mesquite, with 24,971 residents, is a friendly city on the Nevada-Arizona border along Interstate 15 that welcomes tourists and businesses a great deal. Located half-way between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City on Interstate 15 and Las Vegas is only 90 minutes to the south which links visitors to the Entertainment Capital of the World.
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Elevation............................... 1,630
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Elevation............................... 1,630
Highway Mile Distances:
Albuquerque, NM..................580
Boise, ID.................................483 Denver, CO ............................675 Las Vegas, NV ..........................80 Los Angeles, CA......................370 Phoenix, AZ ...........................360 St. George, UT...........................37 Salt Lake City, UT....................345 San Francisco, CA...................720 POPULATION
Year No.
1970........ 674 1980........ 922 1990..... 1,960 2000.... 12,000 2010.... 20,440 2020.... 24,971 TAX STRUCTURE
Mesquite has one of the lowest local tax rates in Nevada, which enjoys one of the lowest state tax structures in the nation. Taxes NOT collected in Nevada: Personal income tax, corporate income tax, taxes on groceries, inventory tax and foreign trade zone tax. This makes Nevada a tax friendly state for retirees.
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CLIMATE
Average monthly temperatures in Mesquite are quite pleasant. High temperatures of over 100 occur during July and August. Extreme lows in the 20s and teens occur during November through February.
Monthly average temperatures are listed below. Month Min. Max. Avg. January 34 61 50 February 36 66 51 March 42 75 59 April 48 81 65 May 56 94 75 June 64 102 83 July 69 107 88 August 71 107 89 September 61 100 81 October 49 86 68 November 36 70 53 December 31 61 46 Annual days over 90°F ............ 133 Annual days under 32°F............. 38 Annual days of sunshine........... 331 Avg. annual rainfall....... 4.50 inches |
