--- title: Indian Hills, NV Tree and Wildfire Data Sheet url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/indian-hills/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Local data](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/) - Indian Hills data sheet # Indian Hills tree and wildfire data sheet Indian Hills is in Douglas County but its weather comes from Carson City: the Carson City station is 2.8 miles away and 17 feet below it. One in three of its buildings, 33.5%, is in the Forest Service's direct wildfire-exposure zone, and it is 10.2 miles from our yard. Read across a row to compare this place with its county, Nevada and the country; the source is printed under each table. ## Households and homes | Measure | Indian Hills | Douglas County | Nevada | United States | |---|---|---|---|---| | Households | 2,534 | 21,325 | 1,202,593 | 129,227,496 | | Population | 5,527 | 49,623 | 3,184,612 | 334,922,499 | | Median year homes were built | 1995 | 1990 | 1996 | 1980 | | Homes built before 1960 | 2.5% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 25.6% | | Homes built before 1980 | 23.9% | 30.7% | 22.0% | 49.7% | | Homes built 2000 or later | 36.5% | 29.0% | 41.5% | 25.1% | | Owner-occupied homes | 81.1% | 78.8% | 60.0% | 65.2% | | Single-family detached homes | 87.4% | 77.0% | 60.4% | 61.3% | | Mobile homes | 7.4% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | | Households heating mainly with wood | 1.5% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | | Households heating mainly with bottled gas | 0.2% | 8.1% | 3.0% | 4.9% | | Median home value | $483,800 | $615,400 | $435,400 | $332,700 | Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (tables B01003, B11001, B25003, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25040, B25077)](https://data.census.gov/). Survey estimates with margins of error; small places are rounded. ## Wildfire risk to homes | Measure | Indian Hills | Douglas County | |---|---|---| | Risk to homes, higher than this share of Nevada communities | 63.1% | 68.8% | | Risk to homes, higher than this share of US communities | 96.9% | 97.3% | | Wildfire likelihood, Nevada percentile | 63.9% | 68.8% | | Wildfire likelihood, US percentile | 96.4% | 97.2% | | Buildings directly exposed | 33.5% | 38.4% | | Buildings indirectly exposed | 66.4% | 50.1% | | Buildings with minimal exposure | 0.1% | 11.5% | | Buildings counted | 2,951 | 29,014 | Source: [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, tabular download dated April 15, 2026](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/). Percentile ranks compare each community (or county) with all others in Nevada or the US. ## Nearest weather stations | Weather station | Miles from the town point | Elevation (ft) | Precipitation (in/yr) | Snowfall (in/yr) | Mean temperature (F) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Carson City | 2.8 | 4,761 | 9.34 | 14.0 | 51.7 | | Glenbrook | 8.5 | 6,350 | 18.46 | not reported | 46.0 | | Minden | 9.1 | 4,709 | 9.34 | 21.8 | 50.1 | Source: [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals). The three nearest stations with temperature or snowfall normals. Station normals, not town averages. ## Mapped fires within about 10 miles | Fire | Year | Mapped acres | Miles from the town point to the fire's center | |---|---|---|---| | Waterfall | 2004 | 8,765 | 6.0 | | Little Valley | 1981 | 5,142 | 9.9 | | C-Hill | 1988 | 1,799 | 4.3 | | Kings Canyon | 1988 | 1,798 | 4.3 | | Unknown | 1988 | 1,797 | 4.3 | | Sutro | 1999 | 1,487 | 9.6 | | Badger | 2005 | 656 | 9.2 | | Hwy 50 | 2003 | 588 | 2.5 | | Hwy 50 (Usfs 4) | 2003 | 588 | 2.5 | | Voltaire | 2018 | 517 | 3.3 | | Lakeview | 1987 | 485 | 7.6 | | Ndf 4 | 1987 | 485 | 7.6 | | Laurel | 2011 | 319 | 7.5 | | Walley'S | 1984 | 316 | 8.0 | Source: [National Interagency Fire Center, InterAgency Fire Perimeter History and WFIGS perimeters (300+ acres since 1980)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/). Every mapped fire whose center lies within about 10 miles of the town point. A large fire can have burned closer than its center. [Download this data sheet (CSV)](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/indian-hills/indian-hills.csv) Indian Hills is a Douglas County community next to Carson City, 4,778 feet up. This sheet compares its Census figures with Douglas County, Nevada and the United States, then adds the Forest Service ranking, the nearest NOAA stations and the large fires mapped within about 10 miles. It sits across a county line from the city whose weather it shares. ## A county line that the weather ignores The Carson City station sits at 4,761 feet and records 9.34 inches of precipitation, 14.0 inches of snow and a mean temperature of 51.7 F. Indian Hills is at 4,778 feet. Minden, 9.1 miles away, is beyond our 8-mile rule. Glenbrook, 8.5 miles away, sits 1,570 feet higher and is not comparable. That is a useful rule for homeowners here: the Carson City figures describe the weather, while Douglas County describes the rules, the fire district and the housing. ## The housing row The median home was built in 1995. Homes built before 1980 are 23.9%, and 36.5% date from 2000 or later. Owner-occupancy is 81.1%, and 87.4% of homes are single-family detached. Mobile homes are 7.4%, close to the county's 6.5%. The median value, $483,800, is below the county's $615,400. Wood heats 1.5% of households and bottled gas just 0.2%. Housing from the mid-1990s usually means trees in mid-life, younger than those in Carson City, where 48.6% of homes predate 1980. ## The fire rows and the fires beside it Risk to homes ranks above 96.9% of US communities and above 63.1% of Nevada communities. Of 2,951 counted buildings, 33.5% are directly exposed, 66.4% indirectly and 0.1% minimally, a footing close to that of Spanish Springs and Johnson Lane. Of 14 fire records within about 10 miles, the closest is the Hwy 50 fire of 2003 (588 acres, 2.5 miles), listed twice under two names, followed by Voltaire in 2018 (517 acres, 3.3 miles), the only one since 2015. The Waterfall fire of 2004 (8,765 acres) has its center 6.0 miles away, and C-Hill and its two same-size 1988 records (about 1,800 acres) 4.3 miles. ## What the numbers point to A community with this exposure share raises [defensible space](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/defensible-space/) and [brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) first, and then [trimming](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/tree-trimming/) to lift limbs away from roofs. [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/snow-removal/) is also available here. Our [Carson City defensible-space checklist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/defensible-space-checklist-carson-city/) applies to the same ground. The yard is 10.2 miles away, about 15 minutes without traffic, by the distance and free-flow time calculated for this sheet. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service: Wildfire Risk to Communities (tabular download dated April 15, 2026)](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI: U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (pulled October 1, 2026) - [National Interagency Fire Center: InterAgency Fire Perimeter History and WFIGS perimeters](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (pulled October 1, 2026) ### This place - [Tree service in Indian Hills](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/) - [Douglas County data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/douglas-county/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. 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No. It is in Douglas County, which is why the housing and fire rows use the county, though the nearest weather station is in Carson City. ### Why does the weather station list Carson City for Indian Hills? Because it is the closest one with full normals: 2.8 miles from the town point, and 17 feet different in elevation. ### Which fire was closest to Indian Hills? The Hwy 50 fire of 2003, 588 mapped acres, is the closest center at 2.5 miles. The file lists it under two names.