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A town of 1,012, settled in 1869.
The best of Verdi’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 4 of Nevada’s 65 towns score higher on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of Nevada’s 66 towns score higher on health. Verdi’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, close to Nevada’s towns (2.0) and above U.S. towns (0.4). Only 5 of Nevada’s 66 towns score higher on history. Crystal Peak Park, at 54 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Verdi has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Verdi beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Verdi | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 14.5% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Verdi is from typical.
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The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Verdi. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi LakeLake Tahoe
20 mi LakeDonner Lake
9 mi Stadium & arenaMackay Stadium
27 mi Ski areaPalisades Tahoe Olympic Valley122 runs · 2,542 ft vertical
9 mi LandmarkReno Arch
20 mi State parkDonner Memorial State ParkLake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mackay Stadium: Lanski, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Reno Arch: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0
Verdi is unincorporated, so Washoe 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 Verdi.
The typical Verdi home is worth about $828,000, up 1.5% in a year, 88% above the Nevada typical home. 89% of households own their home in Verdi, above both the Nevada town median (68%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Washoe County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 256 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NV on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3% of Verdi residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Verdi grew to 487 in 2023, 66 more than in 2013. 1.9% of Verdi working residents work locally.
| Verdi | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 17% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide). Verdi’s median age is 49.7 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Nevada.
| Verdi | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.7 years | 40.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 23% | 29% |
Somewhere between 36% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Verdi’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.8 points. Across Nevada, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Verdi | NV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.5% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.6% | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.1% | 27.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.8% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 9.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
79% of adults had a checkup this year in Verdi. Only 1 of the 43 Nevada towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Verdi. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Verdi.
| Verdi | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 79% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Verdi | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 15.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Verdi has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Verdi is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crystal Peak Park | 1.2 mi | 54 |
| 2. Truckee River Greenbelt | — | 11 |
| 3. Verdi School Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Verdi
About 7 of every 100 Verdi residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
Where Verdi’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Verdi ( VUR-dye) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is on the western side of the Reno metropolitan area near Interstate 80 and stretches eastward towards its neighborhood-exclave of Lawton, Nevada, surrounded by Reno, Nevada, west of Mae Anne Avenue. The CDP of Verdi, California, lies immediately adjacent across the state line. Both are in the shadow of California's Verdi Range. As of the 2020 census, Verdi had a population of 1,396. Prior to 2010, the community was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the Verdi-Mogul CDP.
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Yes. That is 9.5 years of the area's median household income ($87,485 across the Reno, NV metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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