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Washoe Valley is a small town of 3,315 people in Washoe County, Nevada. It's about 10 miles from Carson City, NV and 104 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $610k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,315people
$610kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
35"Snow
296Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,315
- Part of a metro area
- About 658 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to Carson City, NV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $610k (≈$3,845/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RNO airport
- 14 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,112 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 146 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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