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Cold Springs is a big small town of 11,321 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 12 miles from Reno, NV and 111 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,321people
$433kTypical home
$2,185/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
22"Snow
296Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,321
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,292 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 12 mi to Reno, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,732/mo)
- Median rent $2,185/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,961 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RNO airport
- 17 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,079 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washoe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk