Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,209.
Kingsbury’s best subject grades are an A for health, an A− for walkability, and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Kingsbury’s typical July afternoon high is 75°F, below both the Nevada town median (94°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). No town in Nevada scores higher than Kingsbury on health. Kingsbury's public schools beat 68% of Nevada towns on state tests and graduation. 77% of the land in Kingsbury is conserved, against 5.2% in Nevada’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 1 of Nevada’s 66 towns do better. Friday's Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. Kingsbury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Kingsbury beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Kingsbury | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 18% |
Where Kingsbury’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Kingsbury is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Kingsbury 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Kingsbury.
The trail network density for Kingsbury comes to 3.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For most workers, Kingsbury is a place to come home to: only 16% work in town. Its median household income is $96,000. The top destinations are Stateline (15%), Reno (14%) and South Lake Tahoe (13%). The median commute is under 8 miles.
| Kingsbury | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 17% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No town among the 43 in Nevada we compare has a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Kingsbury. The share of adults in Kingsbury who feel lonely: 29%. Also worth knowing: among 43 Nevada towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Kingsbury. The town does better than the Nevada average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Kingsbury | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Kingsbury | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 18% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Kingsbury, the FEMA risk score is 76 of 100. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 36% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On the market in Kingsbury: a median 179 days to sell. The typical rent in the town is $1,769 a month. Nearly two thirds of Kingsbury households live in a home they own.
| Kingsbury | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,769 a month | $1,410 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kingsbury. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi LakeLake Tahoe
24 mi Ski areaPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley122 runs · 2,542 ft vertical
31 mi LakeDonner Lake4 mi Ski areaHeavenly Mountain Resort141 runs · 3,370 ft vertical
12 mi State parkEmerald Bay State Park
16 mi Park & preserveDesolation WildernessLake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kingsbury
About 5 of every 100 Kingsbury residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada.
CDP in Nevada, United States
Kingsbury is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kingsbury had a population of 2,313.
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5 towns share a border with Kingsbury.
| Town | NV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury | — | — | D | — | B+ | A |
| Round Hill Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zephyr Cove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stateline | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Genoa | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Skyland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kingsbury and Genoa have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kingsbury and Genoa report no FBI crime data of their own. Round Hill Village, Zephyr Cove, Stateline and Skyland aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kingsbury with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,077,000, 144% 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 D.
