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Country around Reno is a rural area of about 1,457 people in Washoe County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Reno, NV and 133 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $602k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,457people
$602kTypical home
$1,608/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
7"Snow
296Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,457 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 27 mi to Reno, NV
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $602k (≈$3,797/mo)
- Median rent $1,608/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night 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 53
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RNO airport
- 30 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,765 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.