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About Reno

City in Nevada, United States
1868Established
264,165Population
110.1 sq miArea
4,505 ftElevation

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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ZIP code89501, 89502, 89503
Area code775
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Housing in Reno

$573K▲ 1.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Reno home is worth about $573,000, up 1.4% in a year, 30% above the Nevada typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market38
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in May326
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Safety in Reno

D

Safety Grade D

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%.

Violent crime per 1,000
Reno 5.5
Nevada 3.8
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Reno 23.1
Nevada 20.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

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.

#12Best public schoolsof 41 in NV
DistrictWashoe CountySchools84

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