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Nevada City

Nevada City, California crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
36,946
Nevada City covered by 9 underlying areas.
Violent crime
14.5 / 1k
Violent crime moved up by 13.6 / 1k from 0.9 / 1k in 2022 to 14.5 / 1k in 2024. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Property crime
13.5 / 1k
Property crime moved up by 11.6 / 1k from 1.9 / 1k in 2022 to 13.5 / 1k in 2024. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Market rent
$2,078
Market rent does not yet have a long enough history to describe a full trend. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Nevada City is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

44/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 44th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

47/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 47th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Nevada City compared with California

Nevada City city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

14.5 / 1k

4.5 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

13.5 / 1k

18.8 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$2,078

$2,732 state

Permits 12M

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