A city of 273,212, settled in 1868. Home to 67 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Reno does most differently from other towns.
1900 · Crescent club, 19006 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 67 places on the National Register.
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c. 1908
[View of Reno, Nevada]
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Ordered by what stands out in Reno. Another town gets a different order.
63% of Reno’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Sparks (13%), Carson (3%) and Paradise (1%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Reno beats the Nevada average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Reno | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.5% | 12% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 28.2% | 34% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.9% | 15.7% |
The public schools Reno’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Nevada’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stead Elementary | PK–5 | 647 | C |
| Jwood Raw Elementary School | PK–5 | 602 | Not graded |
| High Desert Montessori | PK–8 | 529 | C+ |
| Coral Academy Elementary-South | K–5 | 521 | Not graded |
| Alice Smith Elementary | PK–5 | 512 | C+ |
| Mater Academy of Northern Nevada | K–8 | 501 | C |
Reno reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 35%.
201 miles of trails across 87 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dorothy McAlinden/Mayor's Park | 5 mi | 91 |
| 2. Rancho San Rafael | 4.1 mi | 134 |
| 3. Keystone Canyon Non-Motorized Recreation Area | 3.9 mi | 111 |
The typical Reno home is worth about $573,000, up 1.4% in a year, 30% above the Nevada typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
Reno has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
225,221 people in 2010; 273,212 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
67 places in Reno on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Nevada, United States
Reno (, REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe. Reno is the 78th most populous city in the United States, the third most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. It is known as "The Biggest Little City in the World" and had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census. The city is named after Civil War Union major general Jesse L. Reno, who was kille…
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7 towns share a border with Reno.
