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Fish Springs is a tiny town of 528 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 15 miles from Carson City, NV and 101 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $680k and rent runs about $2k a month.
528people
$680kTypical home
$1,593/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
20"Snow
302Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 528
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 15 mi to Carson City, NV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $680k (≈$4,288/mo)
- Median rent $1,593/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 23% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TKF airport
- 38 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,168 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+33 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.