Grass ValleyNV
A town of 1,134.
Is Grass Valley a good place to live?
The best of Grass Valley’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for schools. Of the 43 Nevada towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Grass Valley. Grass Valley’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile, against 2.0 in Nevada’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 4 of Nevada’s 66 towns do worse. Grass Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Grass Valley has shrunk 15% from 2010 to 2020
1,161 counted in 2010 and 991 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Grass Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Grass Valley is from typical.
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Moving to Grass Valley: who provides what
Grass Valley is unincorporated, so Pershing County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Grass Valley.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Grass Valley than in most of Nevada or the rest of the country
2.5% of Grass Valley residents live below the poverty line, where Nevada’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most working residents leave Grass Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Grass Valley is 27 minutes.
| Grass Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Grass Valley is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Grass Valley beats the Nevada average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 17% of Grass Valley adults report frequent physical distress.
| Grass Valley | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Grass Valley | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.2% | 15.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Grass Valley, expect four seasons and hot summers
Grass Valley has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Grass Valley’s July high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grass Valley faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Grass Valley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grass Valley; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Grass Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada.
1,134 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.