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Nevada County, California
Nevada County spans the Sierra from Grass Valley and Nevada City up Highway 20 and Interstate 80 to Truckee and the Donner Summit resorts. The west county trades on Sacramento-adjacent retirement and remote-work relocation while Truckee runs on Tahoe resort demand, with fire-hazard severity zoning, Truckee's short-term-rental and workforce-housing rules, and steep terrain limiting supply on both sides.
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Nevada County at a glance
- 102,000Population (2024)
- Nevada CityCounty seat
- 958 sq miLand area
- 106 / sq miDensity
- $85,000Median household income
- $605,000Median home value
What the live Nevada County map shows
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- City Boundaries: 3
- School Boundaries: 10
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Soils: 337
- State House Districts: 1
- State Senate Districts: 2
- Voter Precincts: 118
- Wetlands: 5
Cities and towns in Nevada County
Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee.