Truckee, CA vs Cold Springs, NV

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

MetricTruckee, CACold Springs, NV
Population17,06611,321
Median Household Income$130,462$93,732
Median Rent$1,961/mo$2,185/mo
Median Home Value$947,900$433,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%31.1%
Poverty Rate9%3.9%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k184287*
Property Crime Rate /100k910581*
Median AQI4250
Good AQI Days /yr289183
Summer Highs81°F85°F
Winter Lows16°F25°F
Snowfall207 in/yr17 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min31.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.521.7
College Degree Rate60.8%18.2%
Foreign-Born %10.7%6.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%—

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 Cold Springs (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.