How long does someone have to be in Nevada to be a “local?”
A lot of locals argue that being born here is the only thing that matters. That’s an increasingly narrow scope, because Nevada by far has the fewest born-in-state residents at just 27%.
In contrast, California-born Nevada residents make up 46% of the population. The odds are pretty good that if you hear someone complaining about new arrivals, they only showed up here from Palo Alto in 2021. (“I moved here five years ago for the wide-open vistas over my back fence,” they say. “Now there’s a whole new housing development behind me, ruining the entire vibe! What gives?”)
Yes, we all see the guy in the ski googles and dust-covered fur coat, just ignore him
I’d argue that people are local when they start ignoring weird Reno stuff…