Truckee, CA vs Carson, NV

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricTruckee, CACarson, NV
Population17,06658,384
Median Household Income$130,462$72,355
Median Rent$1,961/mo$1,248/mo
Median Home Value$947,900$453,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—98
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%47.5%
Poverty Rate9%10.3%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k184358*
Property Crime Rate /100k910794*
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr289313
Summer Highs81°F86°F
Winter Lows16°F25°F
Snowfall207 in/yr14 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min20.5 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 52.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.517.6
College Degree Rate60.8%23.7%
Foreign-Born %10.7%12.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%-0.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Carson (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.