SkylandNV
A town of 313.
Is Skyland a good place to live?
87% of the land in Skyland is conserved, against 5.2% in Nevada’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Zephyr Cove Park, 82 acres with 1 miles of trail. Skyland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
313 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 Skyland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi LakeLake Tahoe
21 mi Ski areaPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley122 runs · 2,542 ft vertical
28 mi LakeDonner Lake6 mi Ski areaHeavenly Mountain Resort141 runs · 3,370 ft vertical
11 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 Skyland: who provides what
Skyland 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 Skyland.
Protected land: nearly a third of Skyland
Trails total 15 miles in 1 park or preserve. The concentration of trails for Skyland comes to 3.3 miles per square mile, where Nevada’s towns sit at 2.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Zephyr Cove Park | 1 mi | 82 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The schools Skyland’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Douglas school district. Its two schools are below. Public school enrollment in Skyland: 292 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyr Cove Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 153 | A |
| George Whittell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 139 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Skyland has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Skyland, 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
In Skyland, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Nevada or U.S. town
Skyland brings chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, 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
Skyland stands out in Nevada and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
Of the 43 Nevada towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Skyland. For adults here, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 13%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Skyland is ahead of Nevada on 20 and behind on 3.
| Skyland | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Skyland | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 18% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Skyland sells for about $6.08M
In Skyland, 93% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Skyland
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Skyland
About 0 of every 100 Skyland residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
Questions about Skyland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Skyland, NV a good place to live?
Skyland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.