Carson City
Nevada

What stands out

If you had to describe Carson City in numbers, start here: the home price against local income is in the top 3% of American counties (4.8 years of income), the median home price is in the top 7% of American counties ($494K), and rainfall is in the bottom 7% of American counties (16 inches a year). Within Nevada it ranks 2nd of 17 counties for the home price against local income.

Where you are

You live in Carson City, Nevada. 58,249 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +339).

Nevada has no income tax, no estate tax and no corporate income tax, funded largely by gaming and sales taxes and a payroll tax on employers. Las Vegas and Reno account for nearly all of the population growth, much of it from California. Property taxes are low and annual increases on a primary home are capped at 3%. Water supply from the Colorado River is the long-term constraint.

Money

The typical household here brings in $67,465 a year, higher than 69% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $69,100. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 68% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 20 minutes each way.

Nevada has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $494K, pricier than 93% of American counties, about 4.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,150 a month. Property tax is 0.46% of home value, roughly $1,798 a year on that median home, lower than 91% of American counties. 62% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 62% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 22 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.6 years, shorter than 75% of American counties. There are 151 active physicians in the county, about 25.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 14.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.81 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 81% of American counties. 89% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 6 points. 74% of eligible voters turned out. Under Nevada law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 52°F, highs near 65 and lows near 39, colder than 66% of American counties. About 16 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 91 out of 100, riskier than 91% of American counties; the county has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 270 Mbps down, faster than 83% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.1 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.