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Gardnerville Ranchos is a big small town of 12,114 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 18 miles from Carson City, NV and 95 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,114people
$486kTypical home
$1,533/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
26"Snow
302Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,114
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,173 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 18 mi to Carson City, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,065/mo)
- Median rent $1,533/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 17 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 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TKF airport
- 42 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,823 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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