Topaz Ranch EstatesNV
A town in Nevada, home to 1,621 people.
Is Topaz Ranch Estates a good place to live?
The best of Topaz Ranch Estates’ subject grades are a B+ for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Topaz Ranch Estates, where Nevada’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. On incomes, just 5 of Nevada’s 65 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Topaz Ranch Estates’ density of trails is 2.7 miles per square mile, above both Nevada’s towns (2.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). Topaz Ranch Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
95% of working residents leave Topaz Ranch Estates for work
Where Topaz Ranch Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Topaz Ranch Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Topaz Ranch Estates is from typical.
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Moving to Topaz Ranch Estates: who provides what
Topaz Ranch Estates 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 Topaz Ranch Estates.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Topaz Ranch Estates, mostly earthquakes
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Topaz Ranch Estates than in 88% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 32% come from earthquakes and 25% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Topaz Ranch Estates is longer than in most of Nevada or the rest of the country
For Topaz Ranch Estates, the middle household income is $58,000. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Reno (14%), Carson City (8%) and Topaz Lake (7%). The median commute is under 31 miles.
| Topaz Ranch Estates | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 17% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Topaz Ranch Estates: four seasons and hot summers
The July high in Topaz Ranch Estates is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Topaz Ranch Estates is less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
In Topaz Ranch Estates, 16% of adults report frequent mental distress. This Nevada town beats the Nevada average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 12% of adults in Topaz Ranch Estates binge drink; 16% have diabetes. Only 2 of the 43 Nevada towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Topaz Ranch Estates.
| Topaz Ranch Estates | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 33% |
| What stands out | Topaz Ranch Estates | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 15.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Topaz Ranch Estates sell for about $420K
For households in Topaz Ranch Estates, the share who live in a home they own is 85%. Topaz Ranch Estates’ rent at the middle of the market is $1,427 a month.
| Topaz Ranch Estates | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,427 a month | $1,410 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Topaz Ranch Estates
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Topaz Ranch Estates; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Topaz Ranch Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
About Topaz Ranch Estates
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Topaz Ranch Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Topaz Ranch Estates had a population of 1,630.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,140 ft
Questions about Topaz Ranch Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Topaz Ranch Estates, NV expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $289,000, 34% 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+.