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Indian Hills is a big small town of 5,527 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 5 miles from Carson City, NV and 97 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $484k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,527people
$484kTypical home
$1,496/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
15"Snow
296Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,527
- Part of a metro area
- About 378 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 5 mi to Carson City, NV
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $484k (≈$3,051/mo)
- Median rent $1,496/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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
- 22% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TKF airport
- 28 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,944 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 288 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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