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Fernley is a small city of 24,225 people in Lyon County, Nevada. It's about 35 miles from Reno, NV and 140 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,225people
$367kTypical home
$1,570/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
16"Snow
296Sunny days
29Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,225
- Part of a metro area
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 35 mi to Reno, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,312/mo)
- Median rent $1,570/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 29 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RNO airport
- 31 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,456 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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