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Spanish Springs is a small city of 17,980 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 12 miles from Reno, NV and 122 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,980people
$624kTypical home
$1,963/moRent
92° / 45°Summer / winter
21"Snow
296Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,980
- Part of a metro area
- About 324 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 12 mi to Reno, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,934/mo)
- Median rent $1,963/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to RNO airport
- 12 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,705 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 361 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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