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Fallon vs Gardnerville

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+72% in Gardnerville) and median age (20.2 yrs in Gardnerville).

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Fallon, NVHomes around $395KNevada · 9,463 people
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Gardnerville, NVKnown for its schoolsNevada · 5,486 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,200 more a month in Gardnerville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Fallon$2,270/mo
Typical home $395K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,230/mo · Housing →
Gardnerville$3,470/mo
Typical home $613K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,241/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,200 a month, about $14,400 a year, between Gardnerville and Fallon.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Gardnerville places higher on 13 of 20 NV lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Nevada ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
FallonGardnerville
Snow a year5″22″
January low20°F19°F
July high94°F91°F
Growing season (days)139d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th88th
Outdoors & history
FallonGardnerville
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.9%1.8%
National Register places97
Archive photos126
Famous people born here104
Community
FallonGardnerville
Library hours a week51 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fallon ↔ Gardnerville63 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

FallonGardnerville
People
Population 9,463Highest 5,486Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.4%Lowest NV: +15% +9.8%Highest NV: +15%
Median age 35.5±5.2Lowest 9% below NV 55.7±4.3Highest 42% above NV
Kids under 18 24.2%±3.7Highest NV: 21.7% 12.3%±3.4Lowest NV: 21.7%
Age 65+ 16.9%±3.3Lowest NV: 17% 34%±5.4Highest NV: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest NV: 27.9% 27%Highest NV: 27.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±2.4Highest NV: 5.2% 2.6%±1.6Lowest NV: 5.2%
Fallon and Gardnerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,389±$11kHighest 6% below NV $62,267±$17kLowest 20% below NV
Fallon and Gardnerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,700±$32kLowest 35% below NV $487,300±$98kHighest 12% above NV
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,230±$147Lowest 23% below NV $1,241±$248Highest 22% below NV
Gardnerville and Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,719Lowest 15% below NV $2,460Highest 21% above NV
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.5%±10.3Lowest NV: 55.9% 64.6%±16.2Highest NV: 55.9%
Gardnerville and Fallon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest NV: 12.4% 14.4%Highest NV: 12.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.7%Lowest NV: 60% 51.5%Highest NV: 60%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 11 yrs older than NV 2001Highest 5 yrs newer than NV
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest about the NV average 22 minLowest 10% below NV
Work from home 5.7%±3.2Highest NV: 11.9% 4.7%±2.8Lowest NV: 11.9%
Fallon and Gardnerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.8%Highest 14.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Highest 0.88Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Reno (11%)Minden (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GardnervilleFew work in Fallon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 5.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.6Highest 67.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #14 of 41 in NV#5 of 41 in NV
School district ChurchillDouglas
High school in town Churchill County High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 21.4 —
Nevada average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Fallon neighborsTown Square →
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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