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Crystal Bay is a tiny town of 131 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 15 miles from Carson City, NV and 91 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 166 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
131people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,608/moRent
77° / 41°Summer / winter
166"Snow
283Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 131
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 15 mi to Carson City, NV
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,608/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 166" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 72
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TKF airport
- 22 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,309 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 519 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.