--- title: Silver Springs, NV Tree and Wildfire Data Sheet url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/silver-springs/ 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/) - Silver Springs data sheet # Silver Springs tree and wildfire data sheet In Silver Springs, 14.8% of households heat mainly with wood and 32.3% with bottled gas, the highest shares on any of our town sheets, and 67.3% of buildings are in the Forest Service's direct wildfire-exposure zone. Mobile homes are 56.4% of housing. Rows are measures and columns are places. Survey numbers carry margins of error, so small differences mean little. ## Households and homes | Measure | Silver Springs | Lyon County | Nevada | United States | |---|---|---|---|---| | Households | 2,300 | 23,745 | 1,202,593 | 129,227,496 | | Population | 5,060 | 61,680 | 3,184,612 | 334,922,499 | | Median year homes were built | 1993 | 1998 | 1996 | 1980 | | Homes built before 1960 | 4.8% | 6.3% | 4.7% | 25.6% | | Homes built before 1980 | 31.7% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 49.7% | | Homes built 2000 or later | 32.9% | 45.7% | 41.5% | 25.1% | | Owner-occupied homes | 84.8% | 76.7% | 60.0% | 65.2% | | Single-family detached homes | 40.1% | 73.3% | 60.4% | 61.3% | | Mobile homes | 56.4% | 17.8% | 5.2% | 5.6% | | Households heating mainly with wood | 14.8% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | | Households heating mainly with bottled gas | 32.3% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 4.9% | | Median home value | $244,400 | $366,100 | $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 | Silver Springs | Lyon County | |---|---|---| | Risk to homes, higher than this share of Nevada communities | 41% | 37.5% | | Risk to homes, higher than this share of US communities | 87.2% | 93% | | Wildfire likelihood, Nevada percentile | 41.8% | 43.8% | | Wildfire likelihood, US percentile | 88.4% | 91.8% | | Buildings directly exposed | 67.3% | 38.4% | | Buildings indirectly exposed | 19.2% | 54.0% | | Buildings with minimal exposure | 13.5% | 7.6% | | Buildings counted | 3,914 | 32,309 | 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) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Lahontan Dam | 9.3 | 4,167 | 4.8 | not reported | 56.5 | | Wadsworth 4 N | 19.4 | 4,000 | not reported | not reported | 52.5 | | Virginia City | 23.7 | 6,340 | 11.7 | 46.4 | 50.6 | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | Ramsey | 2000 | 7,621 | 7.8 | | Virginia | 2006 | 4,602 | 7.7 | | Churchl Bt | 1986 | 2,728 | 8.2 | | Micro | 2017 | 1,549 | 7.8 | | Piper | 2018 | 314 | 3.1 | 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/silver-springs/silver-springs.csv) Silver Springs is a Lyon County community at 4,196 feet, 31.1 miles from our yard. The tables set it beside Lyon County, Nevada and the United States, then show the wildfire ranking, the nearest NOAA stations and the large fires mapped within about 10 miles. It is a very different sheet from Dayton's. ## Fuel, housing and value Mobile homes are 56.4% of housing and single-family detached homes only 40.1%, against 73.3% for the county. Owner-occupancy is 84.8%. The median home value, $244,400, is well below the county's $366,100. The median year built is 1993, 31.7% of homes predate 1980 and 32.9% date from 2000 or later. Heating sets the place apart. Wood is the main fuel for 14.8% of households, against 4.4% for Lyon County and 1.0% for Nevada. Bottled gas heats 32.3%, against 10.3% for the county. Together, almost half of households, 47.1%, rely on one of the two. ## A high exposure share, a mid-level rank Risk to homes ranks above 87.2% of US communities and above 41.0% of Nevada communities, lower than Lyon County's national rank of 93.0%. The building split is what stands out: 67.3% of the 3,914 counted buildings are directly exposed, 19.2% indirectly and 13.5% minimally. That is the largest direct share of any town on our sheets, on a rank that is merely middling. Rank and exposure are different measures. The fire list is short: five records, none very close. Piper in 2018 (314 acres) is 3.1 miles away. Virginia in 2006 (4,602 acres, 7.7 miles), Ramsey in 2000 (7,621 acres, 7.8 miles), Micro in 2017 (1,549 acres) and Churchl Bt in 1986 (2,728 acres, 8.2 miles) follow. ## What it means for the trees and the work With this exposure split and heating mix, the jobs the numbers point to are [defensible space](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/defensible-space/), [lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/), and, for the one household in seven that burns wood as its main heat, [firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/firewood/); call the office for availability and pricing. For larger trees, [removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/tree-removal/) and [crane work](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/crane-tree-removal/) are on the list. The yard is 31.1 miles away, about 41 minutes without traffic. ## The dry-climate rows Lahontan Dam, 9.3 miles away at 4,167 feet, reports 4.8 inches of precipitation a year and a mean temperature of 56.5 F, with no snowfall normal. It is just past our 8-mile rule, so treat it as a regional guide, not a Silver Springs figure. The other two stations are 19.4 and 23.7 miles away. The Census counts 2,300 households here, so its estimates are steadier than for a hamlet, but still carry margins of error. ### 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 Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/) - [Lyon County data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/lyon-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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The Census records the fuel, not the reason. 14.8% of households use wood and 32.3% use bottled gas as their main fuel. ### Does a 67% direct-exposure share mean 67% of homes will burn? No. It means that share of buildings sits in the zone directly touching wildland vegetation. It is a measure of position, not of likelihood. ### How much rain does Silver Springs get? The nearest station with a figure is Lahontan Dam, 9.3 miles away at a similar elevation, which reports 4.8 inches a year.