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Country around Fallon is a rural area of about 25,739 people in Churchill County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Carson City, NV and 197 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,739people
$330kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
5"Snow
288Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 25,739 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 97 mi to Carson City, NV
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to RNO airport
- 98 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,584 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 46 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 97 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Churchill County: R+50 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk