Reno, Nevada
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Reno.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Reno compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 268,959City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $78,448Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 136ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)36% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $498,600City limits (ACS)64% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,453City limits (ACS)8% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.1%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 22 min12% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3718% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 557.9annualized per 100k · citywide7% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2101.1annualized per 100k · citywide32% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 90°F3.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 27°F7.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 7.4 in78% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 31518% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Reno with another city
Arid basins, gaming/tourism cycles, and fast suburban growth dominate. Roughly 315 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 22 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 37/100. Labor-market readings near 4.1% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates near 557.9 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
Reno (pop. 268,959) sits in Nevada. With median income around $78,448 and a cost index of 136, the market reads above the national housing-cost baseline. Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $498,600 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Reno is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Reno with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Reno city, 1600000US3260600)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN320310000000003 (Washoe County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00023185 RENO TAHOE INTL AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28