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Glenbrook is a tiny town of 378 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 10 miles from Carson City, NV and 91 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
378people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,593/moRent
75° / 38°Summer / winter
57"Snow
296Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 378
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to Carson City, NV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,593/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TKF airport
- 29 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,929 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 312 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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.