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Fallon is a big small town of 9,463 people in Churchill County, Nevada. It's about 56 miles from Carson City, NV and 157 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,463people
$283kTypical home
$1,230/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
292Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,463
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,549 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 56 mi to Carson City, NV
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,783/mo)
- Median rent $1,230/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RNO airport
- 53 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,980 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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