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Reno, NV

Washoe County

City in and county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Population
281,714 (2024)
Density
2,577 / sq mi
Land area
109.3 sq mi
Water area
2.8 sq mi
Elevation
4,505 ft
Founded
1868
Coordinates
39.5491, -119.8499

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Photos of Reno

  • RenoI80

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  • Reno balloon races

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Climate

July average high
94°F
January average low
26°F
Annual rainfall
7.4 in
Annual snowfall
20.9 in
  1. 48° 26° Jan 1.3"
  2. 52° 29° Feb 1.0"
  3. 59° 34° Mar 0.8"
  4. 65° 39° Apr 0.4"
  5. 74° 47° May 0.6"
  6. 85° 54° Jun 0.4"
  7. 94° 60° Jul 0.2"
  8. 92° 58° Aug 0.2"
  9. 84° 50° Sep 0.2"
  10. 70° 40° Oct 0.5"
  11. 57° 31° Nov 0.6"
  12. 47° 26° Dec 1.1"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Reno Ap (8 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

How Reno ranks

Local facts

Median household income
$78,448
Median rent
$1,453 / mo
Median home value
$498,600
Median age
37.3
Unemployment
5.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
35.7%
Poverty rate
12.5%
Renter-occupied homes
50.6%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
79
Students enrolled
43,903
Students per teacher
20.4 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
51.1%
Charter schools
19.0%
School districts serving the city
3

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Districts: Washoe County School District, State-Sponsored Charter Schools, Davidson Academy School District

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
29.0%
No leisure-time physical activity
21.9%
Adults with diabetes
9.1%
Adults who smoke
13.4%
Frequent mental distress
18.7%
Sleeping under 7 hours
39.1%
Adults without health insurance
13.1%
Routine checkup in past year
73.0%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
74.1%
Share of city that is parkland
4.0%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
12.1
Median air quality index (county)
50
Unhealthy air days (county)
2

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
88.4%
Households with no internet
7.7%
Average commute
20.6 min
Work from home
10.8%
Commute by transit
2.4%
Commute on foot
3.2%
Commute by bike
0.6%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Washoe County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 26 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Earthquake: relatively high
  • Winter weather: very high
  • Wildfire: relatively high
  • Riverine flooding: relatively high

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

  • 89439
  • 89501
  • 89502
  • 89503
  • 89506
  • 89508
  • 89509
  • 89511
  • 89512
  • 89519
  • 89521
  • 89523
  • 89557