Indian HillsNV
A town of 5,527.
Is Indian Hills a good place to live?
Indian Hills is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 11th of 42 graded towns in Nevada, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 70% of the country. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $484K for a typical one and 5.3 times the Gardnerville Ranchos area’s $91K median household income. 33% of residents are 65 or older in Indian Hills, above both Nevada’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 1 of the 42 Nevada towns we compare have a lower July high than Indian Hills. The biggest place to walk is James Lee Park, 75 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
What makes Indian Hills stand out
Where Indian Hills beats most towns.
59 miles of trails in Indian Hills
43.4% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
How Indian Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Indian Hills is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lake Tahoe and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indian Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi LakeLake Tahoe
30 mi LakeDonner Lake
25 mi Ski areaPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley122 runs · 2,542 ft vertical12 mi Ski areaHeavenly Mountain Resort141 runs · 3,370 ft vertical
17 mi Ski areaMount Rose Ski Tahoe57 runs · 1,625 ft vertical
32 mi Stadium & arenaMackay StadiumPhoto credits
Lake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rose Ski Tahoe: Beesmill, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mackay Stadium: Lanski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Indian Hills: who provides what
Indian Hills is unincorporated, so Douglas 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 Indian Hills.
Indian Hills has schools in the top 5% of Nevada, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Nevada and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Indian Hills has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Its 4,032 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 90% of Nevada towns.
59 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Indian Hills’ trail density is 4.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. James Lee Park | 2.7 mi | 75 |
| 2. Fuji Park & Fairgrounds | — | 5 |
| 3. Valley Vista Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Indian Hills beat 68% of Nevada districts
Its B+ ranks #2 of the 42 Nevada towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Douglas school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 364 | A− |
| Sierra Lutheran High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 158 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NV on state tests and graduation
Older than Nevada overall
The median age in Indian Hills is 55.4 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Nevada. 15% of residents are under 18 in Indian Hills.
| Indian Hills | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.4 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Nevada, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Indian Hills | NV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.9% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.5% | 27.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.5% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 9.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Indian Hills has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,165 in 2013 to 1,524.
Most working residents leave Indian Hills for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Indian Hills has added 359 jobs, to 1,524 in 2023. The top destinations are Carson City (31%), Reno (15%) and Minden (5%).
| Indian Hills | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 9% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Indian Hills
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Indian Hills since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Indian Hills earns a B+ for health
28% of Indian Hills adults have obesity. Indian Hills beats the Nevada average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 16% of Indian Hills adults report frequent mental distress.
| Indian Hills | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Indian Hills | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 18% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Indian Hills, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Indian Hills has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Indian Hills sell for about $610K
The median sale price was $610,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Indian Hills
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Indian Hills
About 6 of every 100 Indian Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada.
96% of working residents leave Indian Hills for work
Where Indian Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Indian Hills
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Indian Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies on the south side of the Carson City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Indian Hills had a population of 5,962.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,764 ft
- Area code
- 775
Indian Hills’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Indian Hills.
| Town | NV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills | #11 | C+ | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Johnson Lane | #2 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Carson City | #20 | C | C− | — | B | C+ |
Indian Hills, Johnson Lane and Carson City report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Indian Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about Indian Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Hills, NV a good place to live?
Indian Hills grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #11 of 42 in Nevada. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Indian Hills, NV expensive?
The typical home is worth about $484,000, 10% above the Nevada typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.