CITY PROFILE
Reno, NV
“Desert heat and gambling tables beat your student loans, barely.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $571K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,978/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 8.9°C · warmest 21.8°C · coolest -1.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 534 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.23 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #113 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy72
- Affordable to rent63
- Climate comfort45
- Plenty of sunshine80
- Big-city amenities26
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.