Living in Mogul, NV
Mogul is a small town of 1,050 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 5 miles from Reno, NV and 106 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $654k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,050people
$654kTypical home
$1,608/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
28"Snow
296Sunny days
Is Mogul right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 722 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 5 mi to Reno, NV
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $654k (≈$4,122/mo)
- Median rent $1,608/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 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 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to RNO airport
- 8 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,689 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 436 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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.