Truckee, CA vs Sun Valley, NV

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

MetricTruckee, CASun Valley, NV
Population17,06622,228
Median Household Income$130,462$77,446
Median Rent$1,961/mo$1,214/mo
Median Home Value$947,900$349,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%46.3%
Poverty Rate9%16.8%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k184287*
Property Crime Rate /100k910581*
Median AQI4250
Good AQI Days /yr289183
Summer Highs81°F89°F
Winter Lows16°F28°F
Snowfall207 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min25.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.518.5
College Degree Rate60.8%10.8%
Foreign-Born %10.7%18.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%+7.3%

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