City safety & data profile
RenoNV
Reno, NV is a 264K-resident city in Washoe County with a median household income of $80,760.
Washoe County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Reno, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Reno has a population larger than 98% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $548,300, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 264K
- Population (place)
- Top 2%
- By size
- $80,760
- Median income (place)
- $548,300
- Median home (place)
- 12.6%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Reno
Reno posts a median household income higher than 50% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Reno area.
- Top 50%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near Reno
Composite score · Reno, NV
47/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Reno in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Reno income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$80,760 Top 50% higher than 50% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
NV cities ranked by population
22 NV places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.
- Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
641,903 residents
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
285,667 residents
- Reno
Reno, NV
264,165 residents
- North Las Vegas 234,807
North Las Vegas, NV
234,807 residents
- Paradise 223,167
Paradise, NV
223,167 residents
- Sunrise Manor 189,372
Sunrise Manor, NV
189,372 residents
- Spring Valley 178,395
Spring Valley, NV
178,395 residents
- Enterprise 108,481
Enterprise, NV
108,481 residents
- Sparks 96,094
Sparks, NV
96,094 residents
- Carson City 58,639
Carson City, NV
58,639 residents
What this shows Las Vegas is the largest NV city on this list; Spanish Springs leads median income.
Top earners by city in NV
Median household income among the same 22-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs, NV
$127,658 median
- Summerlin South
Summerlin South, NV
$117,035 median
- Spring Creek
Spring Creek, NV
$105,154 median
- Enterprise
Enterprise, NV
$98,462 median
- Henderson
Henderson, NV
$90,138 median
- Fernley
Fernley, NV
$89,517 median
- Sparks
Sparks, NV
$89,056 median
- Gardnerville Ranchos
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV
$87,785 median
- Reno
Reno, NV
$80,760 median
- North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas, NV
$79,542 median
What this shows Spanish Springs leads this pool on median income; Las Vegas is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading Reno, NV beyond the headline numbers
Reno sits inside Washoe County, Nevada, at roughly 39.53°N, -119.81°W. Population 264,165, $80,760 median household income. Median home value $548,300, median rent $1,556. Poverty rate 12.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around Reno, 3.8/5 avg rating, 4 with an ER. Climate: 54.5°F annual average, 8" precipitation.
The median home in Reno costs around 6.8 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.
Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.9% in Reno, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
2.3% of Reno workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Poverty in Reno, NV stands at 12.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
36.8% of Reno adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Median rent in Reno, NV runs $1,556/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.
Unemployment in Reno sits at 5.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Remote work covers 12.4% of Reno workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Reno from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024
County-level trend (Washoe County): Reno's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economic Snapshot
The clearest outlier in Reno's numbers is median household income: $80,760, which is 10% below what's typical across the tracked-city set.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 36.8% |
| Work From Home | 12.4% |
| Public Transit | 2.3% |
Headcount
Health Snapshot 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearby Healthcare 5 total
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20241.0% above national average
Metro area: Reno, NV (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-level146 flood insurance claims have been filed in Washoe County since 2016, with $3.2M paid out by the NFIP.
Tropical Storm Hilary alone generated 1 of those claims, the county's largest named flood event in this record.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Reno?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Reno right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet NV-RENO · Reno
Reno: 3 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.
- VOL-TRACE 3 on record
- WX-LED 100% weather
- DESK-MIX NOAA
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Los Angeles
Tagged alert mix: Reno
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
3
What this shows 3 tagged notices on record for Reno.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Los Angeles, CA (3 tagged · Δ0)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Reno; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Nevada state hubs · Methodology
Other cities with a matching alert count 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (3 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
Frequently Asked Questions 9
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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Reno, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (12.6% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($80,760 here).
Compare Reno with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
In the Area 8
What to do with Reno's numbers
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Reno area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Income and poverty rate tell different stories, two places sharing a median can still diverge sharply on poverty.
- Compare Reno against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada
U.S. Census ACS supplies the place-level population and economics figures (income, home value, poverty, education); CDC PLACES supplies health; hospital counts reflect nearby facilities. County-level trends carry their own label.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washoe County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.