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Zephyr Cove is a tiny town of 562 people in Douglas County, Nevada. It's about 14 miles from Carson City, NV and 89 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
562people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,547/moRent
75° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
296Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 562
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 265 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 14 mi to Carson City, NV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,458/mo)
- Median rent $1,547/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 16% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TKF airport
- 35 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,199 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+33 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High 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.