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Fish SpringsNV

A town of 528.

Population
528
+5.6% since 2010
Median home value
$680K
Census ACS
Household income
$103K
median
Median age
61.2
years
Jobs based here
74
A commuter town
Small town

528 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with wildfire at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.

92risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
92Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fish Springs

Most working residents leave Fish Springs for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Reno (13%), Carson (13%) and Minden (13%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fish Springs0%
Reno13%
Carson13%
Minden13%
Gardnerville9%
16 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Fish Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Fish Springs has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–47°
Spring35–63°
Summer52–86°
Fall36–68°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Fish Springs is

Fish Springs beats the Nevada average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Nevada
15 better11 too close to call6 worse
What stands outFish SpringsNV
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.9%15.6%
Fewer uninsured adults6.5%14.5%
More adults who have had cancer13.9%7.4%
Carson Valley Health
4.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Fish Springs sell for about $1.37M

The median sale price was $1,370,000 in May 2026.

$1.37Mmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Fish Springs is conserved land

36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Fish Springs: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 5,853 acres
36 mi
of trails · 3.9 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Fish Springs for work

Where Fish Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Reno Reno 13% 13% → Carson Carson 13% 13% → Minden Minden 13% 9% → Gardnerville Gardnerville 9% 9% → East Valley East Valley 9% 4% → Stateline Stateline 4% Fish Springs · 0% stay
74jobs based in Fish Springs
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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