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Gardnerville Ranchos, NV vs Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI

Gardnerville Ranchos

Nevada

vs

Hawaiian Paradise Park

Hawaii

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Gardnerville Ranchos leads on 18 and Hawaiian Paradise Park on 15. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 17% higher in Gardnerville Ranchos, while median household income is higher in Hawaiian Paradise Park.

Median gross rent
$1,533$1,310
Gardnerville Ranchos is 17% higher
Median household income
$87,785$88,348
Gardnerville Ranchos is 1% lower
Median home value
$486,000$457,100
Gardnerville Ranchos is 6% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.4 points a year in Gardnerville Ranchos, and pay outran rent by 9.9 points a year in Hawaiian Paradise Park.

How these are calculated

HawaiiNevadaHawaiian Paradise Park, HIGardnerville Ranchos, NVGardnerville RanchosHawaiian Paradise ParkGardnerville RanchosHawaiian Paradise Park

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Gardnerville Ranchos, NVComposite 39.4 / 100
23
327330n/a2918n/a
02Hawaiian Paradise Park, HIComposite 30.9 / 100
8
474436n/a111n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureGardnerville RanchosHawaiian Paradise ParkAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,533$1,310
Rent to income121.0%17.8%
Property tax rate10.4%0.3%
Home price to income15.5x5.2x
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2$1,594$2,081
HUD area median income3$111,500$98,300
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,905$1,318
Median home value1$486,000$457,100
Home prices, 1-year change46.0%6.1%
Home prices, 5-year change446.5%58.5%
Homeownership181.2%73.7%
Renters paying 30%+141.1%50.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,730$2,046
Vacant homes114.1%9.7%
Median year built119871998
Jobs and income
Median household income1$87,785$88,348
Income per person1$41,141$39,088
Unemployment13.0%6.0%
Average annual pay5$75,166$61,757
Pay growth, 1 year58.5%6.7%
Jobs521,63474,168
Poverty rate19.5%10.4%
Mean commute129 min33 min
Works from home19.0%17.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population112,11413,203
Median age146.344.1
Bachelor's or higher123.5%25.8%
High school or higher191.6%96.2%
Household size12.52.7
Born abroad13.7%9.5%
No health insurance15.1%4.5%
Homes with broadband191.7%94.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.5%4.6%
Moved from another state12.4%3.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people67.86.0
Income of households moving in6$144,692$84,921
Income of households moving out6$151,077$62,523
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k723.222.5
Shops per 10k734.731.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k79.34.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k717.317.3
Child care centers per 10k71.42.0
Parks per 10k88.30.0
Playgrounds per 10k88.30.0
Grocery stores per 10k80.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k82.50.8
Libraries per 10k80.00.0
Named paths and bike trails80.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi80.20.0
Nearest National Park Service site964.116.1
National Park Service sites within 60 miles901
National Register listings102699
Schools
Public schools111555
Public school students114,92727,129
Students per teacher1118.114.2
Climate
July average high1285°Fn/a
January average low1223°Fn/a
Average temperature1249°Fn/a
Annual precipitation1215.8 inn/a
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1384.498.5
Hurricane risk13n/a68.3
Tornado risk132.67.4
Wildfire risk1397.998.3
Heat wave risk1362.30.0
Median air quality index142232
Good air days1491.1%86.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Gardnerville Ranchos $61,320, Hawaiian Paradise Park $52,400 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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