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Nevada›Lyon County

StagecoachNV

A town of 1,892.

Is Stagecoach a good place to live?

The best of Stagecoach’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. 33% of residents are 65 or older in Stagecoach, above both Nevada’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%). No town among the 43 in Nevada we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Stagecoach. No town in Nevada scores lower than Stagecoach on the outdoors. Stagecoach’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile, below the Nevada town median (2.0) but above the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Stagecoach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Stagecoach for work

Where Stagecoach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

19% → Reno Reno 19% 16% → Carson City Carson City 16% 8% → Sparks Sparks 8% 5% → Yerington Yerington 5% 5% → Fernley Fernley 5% 5% → Dayton Dayton 5% Stagecoach · 1% stay
37jobs based in Stagecoach
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Stagecoach grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Stagecoach is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Stagecoach: who provides what

Stagecoach is unincorporated, so Lyon County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNV Energy13.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterStagecoach Gid water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLyon CountyLyon County provides services here
SchoolsLyon County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Nevada you can register online until 5 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLyon County ClerkLyon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code8942989429 100%Census 2020

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 Stagecoach.

HealthC−

Health in Stagecoach trails 82% of U.S. towns

For adults in Stagecoach, the share who had a checkup this year is 76%. Against the Nevada average, Stagecoach comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 10. Nearly a fifth of adults in Stagecoach smoke cigarettes; 25% say their health is fair or poor.

18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
StagecoachNevada townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%35%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%15%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)25%22%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%12%12%
32 measures vs. Nevada
4 better18 too close to call10 worse
What stands outStagecoachNV
Fewer uninsured adults10.5%14.5%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity11.9%15.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.3%11.6%
Renown South Meadows Medical Center
20.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

A smaller share of working residents work locally in Stagecoach than in most of Nevada or the rest of the country

In Stagecoach, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in the town fell by 75 from 2013 to 2023, to 37. The town’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away.

1%work in town
StagecoachNevada townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work31 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.8%17%8%
Below the poverty line13%11%9.6%
Median household income$70,000$78,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Stagecoach1%
Reno19%
Carson City16%
Sparks8%
Yerington5%
23 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Stagecoach
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Top of a high hazard risk in Stagecoach: inland flooding

In Stagecoach, the FEMA risk score is 73 of 100. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 37% to earthquakes.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Stagecoach

Its midsummer high is 93°F.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–48°
Spring37–66°
Summer54–90°
Fall37–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade B+

The median home in Stagecoach sells for about $251K

Among households in the town, 82% are owner-occupiers. In Stagecoach, the going rate for rent is $1,029 a month.

$251Kmedian sale price
StagecoachNevada townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home82%68%73%
Median rent$1,029 a month$1,410 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsD

0% of Stagecoach is conserved land

5.8 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 5,313 acres
5.8 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stagecoach

16pages on Stagecoach
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Stagecoach; the nearest are

Questions about Stagecoach

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stagecoach, NV expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $322,000, 27% below 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 B+.