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11,321people live here $93,732median household income▲ 16% above US $2,185median rent per month▲ 55% above US $433,300median home value▲ 30% above US

Cold Springs is an unincorporated community in Washoe County, NV. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Cold Springs

Cold Springs is an unincorporated community in Nevada with household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cold Springs deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio

How Cold Springs compares

Median household income

Cold Springs$93,732

Nevada avg$78,260

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Cold Springs$2,185

Nevada avg$1,597

US$1,413

Median home value

Cold Springs$433,300

Nevada avg$435,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Cold Springs

Based on Cold Springs's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,370

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $87,400 a year
31% of Cold Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$86,660

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $43,330
Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 55% above US

$2,185/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,185 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $433,300. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $433,300 · 31% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Washoe County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Washoe County (county-wide)

Safety

287 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Cold Springs doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Washoe County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 581/100k · Policed by Washoe County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 20% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.2 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Carpool

12%

Work from home

10%

Other

2.8%

Walk

1.1%

Public transit

0.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 85°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 49% below US

18% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Lassen Volcanic National Park (94 miles away).

Bottom line

Cold Springs's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,185/mo) equals 28% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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