City in Nevada, United States

Reno

$554kMedian Home
346Sunny Days/yr
65°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation241kCenter elevation4,505 ft
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Long cold season, with most rain falls in winter. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Reno

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe. Reno is the 78th most populous city in the United States, the third most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. It is known as "The Biggest Little City in the World" and had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census.Wikipedia

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Location Context
Reno, Nevada
Latitude39.53°
Longitude-119.81°
Population241k
Center elevation4,505 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

Nature & Park Feeds

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People

City Profile

Median Age37 yrs
College Educated35%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce
Poverty Rate13%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$554k
Median home price
Rent burden31% of income
Household Income
$73k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Safety Score
61
Transit Score
63
School Rating
5.5/10
Internet
Fiber
34%
Cable
92%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
346
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Avg High Temp
65°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Mixed humidity
27% warm season / 63% cool season
Comfort Score
50/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
50°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
15"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
38"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
43
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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Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
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big seasonal humidity swing
Summer 27% · Winter 63% · Jul-Dec 23-67%
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Watchouts

Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
minimal
FEMA classification
Poor Air Days
17 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Culture

Sports Footprint

League Snapshot

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Minor League Clubs
Reno Aces
College Programs
Nevada Wolf Pack
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