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Sun Valley is a small city of 22,228 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 6 miles from Reno, NV and 116 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,228people
$349kTypical home
$1,214/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
25"Snow
296Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,228
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,525 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 6 mi to Reno, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,201/mo)
- Median rent $1,214/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 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 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 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
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,915 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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