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Grass Valley is a small town of 1,134 people in Pershing County, Nevada. It's about 140 miles from Reno, NV and 250 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $715 a month.
1,134people
$180kTypical home
$715/moRent
94° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
278Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,134
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 33 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 140 mi to Reno, NV
- 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,132/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 103 mi to EKO airport
- 139 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,433 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 140 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 106 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 139 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pershing County: R+55 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.