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Gardnerville vs Fallon

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

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Gardnerville, NVKnown for its schoolsNevada · 5,486 people
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Fallon, NVHomes around $395KNevada · 9,463 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.

Gardnerville$3,470/mo
Typical home $613K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,241/mo · Housing →
Fallon$2,270/mo
Typical home $395K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,230/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
GardnervilleFallon
Snow a year22″5″
January low19°F20°F
July high91°F94°F
Growing season (days)119d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th69th
Outdoors & history
GardnervilleFallon
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.8%1.9%
National Register places79
Archive photos612
Famous people born here410
Community
GardnervilleFallon
Library hours a week—51 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Gardnerville ↔ Fallon63 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.

GardnervilleFallon
People
Population 5,486Lowest 9,463Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.8%Highest NV: +15% +8.4%Lowest NV: +15%
Median age 55.7±4.3Highest 42% above NV 35.5±5.2Lowest 9% below NV
Kids under 18 12.3%±3.4Lowest NV: 21.7% 24.2%±3.7Highest NV: 21.7%
Age 65+ 34%±5.4Highest NV: 17% 16.9%±3.3Lowest NV: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Highest NV: 27.9% 16.9%Lowest NV: 27.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.6Lowest NV: 5.2% 5.1%±2.4Highest 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 $62,267±$17kLowest 20% below NV $73,389±$11kHighest 6% 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 $487,300±$98kHighest 12% above NV $282,700±$32kLowest 35% below NV
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,241±$248Highest 22% below NV $1,230±$147Lowest 23% 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 $2,460Highest 21% above NV $1,719Lowest 15% below NV
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.6%±16.2Highest NV: 55.9% 42.5%±10.3Lowest 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 14.4%Highest NV: 12.4% 12.5%Lowest NV: 12.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.5%Highest NV: 60% 50.7%Lowest NV: 60%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 5 yrs newer than NV 1985Lowest 11 yrs older than NV
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 10% below NV 25 minHighest about the NV average
Work from home 4.7%±2.8Lowest NV: 11.9% 5.7%±3.2Highest 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 14.4%Lowest 29.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Lowest 1.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minden (17%)Reno (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FallonFew work in Gardnerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.4Lowest 99.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 41 in NV#14 of 41 in NV
School district DouglasChurchill
High school in town None in townChurchill County High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.4
Nevada average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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