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39.69° N · 119.83° W · GEOID 3241800

Lemmon Valley

Washoe County, Nevada · part of the Reno, NV metro

Limited data population under 5,000

NevadaLemmon Valley, NVLemmon ValleyLemmon Valley

The short answer

Lemmon Valley is home to 4,412 people. Median household income is $76,029 a year and median rent is $1,654 a month, 26.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $384,000, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,654
21% above the median place
Median household income
$76,029
5% below the median place
Median home value
$384,000
20% above the median place
Unemployment
10.9%
124% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lemmon Valley

  • 96% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 34 Nevada places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $8 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 33 Nevada places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2022 surveys, rent rose 8.6% a year while household income rose 2.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 34 Nevada places.
  • Unemployment averaged 10.9% over the survey period, higher than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 29 Nevada places.
  • The median resident is 53.4 years old, older than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Lemmon Valley

Washoe County gains about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,107
Moved out19,304
Net+803

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Nevada, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within NevadaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$104K
Leavers$93K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washoe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washoe County report $104,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$66,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,654 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,646 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $384,000.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 12.6% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Cherry Valley, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$104,289
48% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.5%
78% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$92,745
32% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLemmon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.4%6% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%78% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$104,28948% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$92,74532% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Lemmon Valley26.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$66,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.1%
28% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
33% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$58,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lemmon Valley, $1,654 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lemmon Valley, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Cherry Valley, CA21.8% vs 26.1%$800Compare
Brookings, OR22.7% vs 26.1%n/aCompare
Indian Hills, NV22.9% vs 26.1%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
95.8%
44% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.3%
68% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLemmon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,65421% above
Rent to income126.1%28% above
Property tax rate10.3%68% below
Home price to income15.0x33% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.00% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,83714% above
HUD area median income4County figure$116,8009% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,12266% below
Median home value1$384,00020% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.4%24% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure45.4%12% below
Homeownership195.8%44% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.8%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,64612% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 10.9%, 124% above the median place.

Unemployment1
10.9%
124% above the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
22% above the median place
Poverty rate1
8.9%
17% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLemmon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,0295% below
Income per person1$38,9363% below
Unemployment110.9%124% above
Average annual pay6County figure$73,20111% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure243,15461% above
Poverty rate18.9%17% below
Mean commute130 min22% above
Works from home1County figure12.6%2% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%122% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 53.4, 37% above the median place.

Median age1
53.4
37% above the median place
No health insurance1
18.8%
194% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
18.6%
42% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher87.4% −5%
Household size2.4 −6%
Homes with broadband94.2% +2%
Born abroad10.7% +21%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLemmon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,4126646th largest
Median age153.437% above
Bachelor's or higher118.6%42% below
High school or higher187.4%5% below
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad110.7%21% above
No health insurance118.8%194% above
Homes with broadband194.2%2% above
05

Life in Lemmon Valley

85 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.9 +56%
Playgrounds per 10k63.5 6.7×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.1 −19%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.3 +12%
Shops30.2 −0%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.5 +59%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
20.5
33% above the median place
Public schools11
121
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
6.5
59% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLemmon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure121above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure67,609above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure20.533% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.312% above
Shops per 10k8County figure30.20% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.559% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k915.956% above
Playgrounds per 10k963.5above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.119% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure85above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 12.5 in, 71% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lemmon Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
12.5 in
71% below the median place
Tornado risk13
14.3
82% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
99.0
62% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureLemmon ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F1% above
January average low12County figure23°F8% below
Average temperature12County figure49°F10% below
Annual precipitation12County figure12.5 in71% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure96.75% above
Tornado risk13County figure14.382% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.062% above
Heat wave risk13County figure58.435% below
Median air quality index14County figure5016% above
Good air days14County figure50.1%27% below
08

Lemmon Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,654/mo (2022)$2,300/mo$1,830 to $2,890/mo+4.2%
Median household income$76,029 (2024)$96,000$81,000 to $113,500+4.0%
Median home value$384,000 (2024)$554,000$402,000 to $763,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lemmon Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cherry Valley, CA$1,399$76,895Compare
North Weeki Wachee, FL$1,746$64,891Compare
Mystic Island, NJ$1,893$78,714Compare
Port Charlotte, FL$1,553$63,844Compare
Port Charlotte, FLMystic Island, NJNorth Weeki Wachee, FLCherry Valley, CALemmon Valley, NVLemmon ValleyCherry ValleyNorth Weeki WacheeMystic IslandPort CharlotteLemmon ValleyCherry ValleyNorth Weeki WacheeMystic IslandPort Charlotte

Common questions

Is Lemmon Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 96% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 34 Nevada places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $8 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 33 Nevada places. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lemmon Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $384,000.

What salary do you need to live in Lemmon Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $66,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lemmon Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cherry Valley, CA, North Weeki Wachee, FL, Mystic Island, NJ and Port Charlotte, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lemmon Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lemmon Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lemmon-valley-nevada

Citytistics. “Lemmon Valley, Nevada.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lemmon-valley-nevada/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.