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17,980people live here $127,658median household income▲ 58% above US $1,963median rent per month▲ 39% above US $623,900median home value▲ 88% above US

Spanish 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 Spanish Springs

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

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Spanish 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
Growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
Cold winters

How Spanish Springs compares

Median household income

Spanish Springs$127,658

Nevada avg$78,260

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Spanish Springs$1,963

Nevada avg$1,597

US$1,413

Median home value

Spanish Springs$623,900

Nevada avg$435,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Spanish Springs

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

To rent

$3,926

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $78,520 a year
46% of Spanish Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$124,780

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $62,390
Homes cost 4.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 39% above US

$1,963/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $1,963 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 are steep, with a median around $623,900. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $623,900 · 46% 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

Spanish 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▲ 27% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33 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

79%

Work from home

10%

Carpool

8.1%

Other

2.0%

Walk

0.6%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 23°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▼ 16% below US

30% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 30% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Bottom line

Spanish Springs's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,963/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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