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Lemmon Valley is a small town of 4,412 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 10 miles from Reno, NV and 117 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,412people
$384kTypical home
$1,608/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
23"Snow
296Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 277 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to Reno, NV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,422/mo)
- Median rent $1,608/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,961 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to RNO airport
- 13 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,004 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 356 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washoe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.