LakeridgeNV
A town of 204.
Is Lakeridge a good place to live?
72% of the land in Lakeridge is conserved, against 5.2% in Nevada’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Lakeridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
204 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Tahoe and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakeridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi LakeLake Tahoe
19 mi Ski areaPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley122 runs · 2,542 ft vertical
26 mi LakeDonner Lake7 mi Ski areaHeavenly Mountain Resort141 runs · 3,370 ft vertical
10 mi State parkEmerald Bay State Park
15 mi Park & preserveDesolation WildernessPhoto credits
Lake 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
Moving to Lakeridge: who provides what
Lakeridge 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 Lakeridge.
Lakeridge has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Lakeridge’s trail network density stands at 3.3 miles per square mile, where Nevada’s towns sit at 2.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 5.0 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cave Rock State Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Lakeridge’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in Lakeridge fell to 23 in 2023, 75 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Reno (13%), Stateline (13%) and South Lake Tahoe (10%). For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Lakeridge: earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Lakeridge, 36% come from earthquakes and 30% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Lakeridge is cooler than in most of Nevada or the rest of the country
Summers in Lakeridge are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 25° and about 179 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Lakeridge’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Nevada or U.S. town
Of the 43 Nevada towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Lakeridge. Lakeridge: 25% of adults feel lonely.
| Lakeridge | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 35% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lakeridge | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 18% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 15.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Lakeridge sells for about $22.44M at the median
Among households in Lakeridge, 91% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lakeridge
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeridge
About 0 of every 100 Lakeridge residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
100% of working residents leave Lakeridge for work
Where Lakeridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lakeridge
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Lakeridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeridge had a population of 409.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,400 ft
Questions about Lakeridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakeridge, NV a good place to live?
Lakeridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.