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Johnson Lane is a big small town of 6,467 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 6 miles from Carson City, NV and 100 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $764k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,467people
$764kTypical home
$1,475/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
296Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,467
- Part of a metro area
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 6 mi to Carson City, NV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $764k (≈$4,818/mo)
- Median rent $1,475/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 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 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TKF airport
- 30 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,870 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 251 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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