Capital city of Nevada, United States

Carson City

$483kMedian Home
345Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
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Long cold season, with most rain falls in winter. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Snow is a real part of winter. Humidity still leans higher in the cool season.

About Carson City

Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about 30 miles (50 km) south of Reno. The city is named after the mountain man Kit Carson (1809-1868). The town began as a stopover for California-bound immigrants, but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode, a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Carson City, Nevada
Latitude39.16°
Longitude-119.77°
Population58k
Center elevation4,682 ft

State Context

NevadaU.S. state

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive and the 31st-most populous U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: NoneAvg sales tax: 8.24%Property tax: 0.50%Official school data available

About the Region

Desert Southwest

The Desert Southwest — Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico — shares a climate defined by heat, aridity, and extraordinary landscape. Phoenix has grown into one of the country's largest cities on the premise of air-conditioned suburban living, a bargain for decades that is being stress-tested by climate shifts pushing summer highs above 110°F and placing long-term water resources under pressure. Las Vegas offers Nevada's zero income tax and extraordinary entertainment infrastructure against the same water equation tied to a shrinking Colorado River.

Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe offer a different profile: human-scale cities with deep roots in Spanish colonial and Indigenous traditions, lower costs than their larger neighbors, and the landscape that draws artists, retirees, and outdoor enthusiasts. The region's sunlight is exceptional — Phoenix regularly exceeds 300 sunny days per year — and the cultural texture across New Mexico in particular is unlike anywhere else in the United States.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age42 yrs
College Educated24%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce
Poverty Rate11%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$483k
Median home price
Rent burden32% of income
Household Income
$67k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Safety Score
72
School Rating
5.1/10
Internet
Fiber
3%
Cable
91%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
345
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Mixed humidity
34% warm season / 68% cool season
Comfort Score
46/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
50°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
16"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
69"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
45
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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Precipitation Distribution
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big seasonal humidity swing
Summer 34% · Winter 68% · Jul-Dec 30-71%
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Natural Hazard Risk

Wildfire Risk
moderate
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
20 days
per year with AQI > 100
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