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Nevada Cities
City Type
City Type	Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, College Town, Casinos	Mountains, Casinos	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	245,255	292,969	78,040
Population (1990)	133,850	64,942	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	103	108	36
Persons Per Square Mile	2,381	2,713	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$402,063	$358,327	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	33.0%	81.8%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	9.2%	11.8%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	1.8%	3.8%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$370,000	$295,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	88%	98%	101%
Big City	Sacramento	Las Vegas	na
Monthly Rent	$1,421	$1,415	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	19.0	17.0	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	105%	101%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	243	136	72%
Moderate Days	115	204	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	5	24	3%
Unhealthy Days	1	1	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	2	0	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	22%	49%	36%
Threatened	1%	0%	2%
Impaired	77%	51%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	38	30	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	0 miles	0 miles	72 miles
City	Reno	Henderson	na
Recreation
National Parks	0	4	7
National Campgrounds	103	13	26
State Parks	6	3	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	7	7	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	1,059	2,223	346
2015	1,056	1,696	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	0%	31%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	35	40	37
White	74.2%	76.9%	80.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	5.1%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%
Asian	6.3%	7.2%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.7%	0.6%	0.2%
Other Race	10.5%	4.8%	4.4%
Multiple Races	4.2%	4.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	14.9%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$59,794	$78,435	$69,596
Occupied Housing	89%	89%	83%
Vacant Housing	11%	11%	17%
Home Ownership	48%	66%	55%
Persons Per Family	3.10	3.00	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	8.1%	8.1%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	106 days	106 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Dry	Warm & Dry	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	22 F	38 F	27 F
July High Temp	91 F	99 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	8 in	6 in	35 in
Elevation	4,410 ft	2,450 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Moderate	Lower	Moderate
Earthquake	70%	20%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	10
Flood	High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	0	0	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	63	21	40
Property Crimes	408	229	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	5,600	2,557	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	493	2,921	1,253
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