Your Guide to Buying a Home in Carson City, NV

Buying a Home in Carson City, Nevada

Carson City is located in Independent City County

Conveniently located just 30 minutes to Reno, 20 minutes to Lake Tahoe and 20 minutes to the historic Comstock, Carson City has become a thriving regional center for commerce and recreation. As our motto states, Carson City is indeed "Proud of its Past....Confident of its Future."

Being Nevada's capital, Carson City is the seat of state government, which accounts for 35% of total employment. Retail trade employment is 25%, hotel, gaming and tourist services employ 20%, and manufacturing accounts for 14%. The balance is made up of transportation, construction, finance, real estate and insurance. Carson City's diversified and stable economy has maintained a steady growth that has matched or outpaced the statewide average.

Carson City enjoys a pleasant, semi-desert climate with an average of 266 days of sunshine. Summers tend to be warm and dry with cool evenings and an average annual rainfall of 11 inches. Average high temperatures in July are 89.5 F. and the average low is 50.2 F. Winters are cold and dry with an average annual snowfall of 32 inches. The average high temperature in January is 46.5 F. and the average low is 20.7 F.

Carson City has approximately 19,400 housing units, with 54% of those being single-family units. Thirty percent are multi-family units and the balance is manufactured housing. Carson City neighborhoods offer a wide variety of housing and property. The median sales price of a new single-family home was $162,750 in 1996, and the median sales price of an existing single-family home was $125,950. Apartment rents range from $450 to $1,000+ per month, depending on size, type and location of unit.

The Carson City School District has one high school, two middle schools and six elementary schools, with a total student enrollment of 8,037. There are also several private firms offering tutoring or special educational requirements. Western Nevada Community College is a public two-year college chartered to provide comprehensive high-quality education throughout Western Nevada. WNCC offers several associate degree programs as well as basic education and job development skills. The community college has a headcount enrollment of 4,947.