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Dayton is a small city of 15,781 people in Lyon County, Nevada. It's about 14 miles from Carson City, NV and 114 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,781people
$433kTypical home
$1,521/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
40"Snow
296Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,781
- Part of a metro area
- About 452 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 14 mi to Carson City, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,732/mo)
- Median rent $1,521/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RNO airport
- 20 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,318 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 405 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 129 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+44 in 2024
- 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk