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Carter Springs is a tiny town of 526 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 21 miles from Carson City, NV and 101 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $1k a month.
526people
$385kTypical home
$1,452/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
32"Snow
302Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 526
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Carson City, NV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,452/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TKF airport
- 45 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,466 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+33 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk