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Smith Valley is a small town of 1,807 people in Lyon County, Nevada. It's about 32 miles from Carson City, NV and 114 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $756k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,807people
$756kTypical home
$1,326/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
302Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,807
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 32 mi to Carson City, NV
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $756k (≈$4,767/mo)
- Median rent $1,326/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 17% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to RNO airport
- 54 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,774 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+44 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.