Town file
Incline Village, Nevada
Incline Village, Nevada (Washoe County, Nevada) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 562, "Murder On Slide Mountain" (11 January 2025).
- Town
- Incline Village
- County
- Washoe County
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 562
- Approximate location
- 39.266, -119.946
Episode 562 / 11 January 2025 / 73 min / express
Murder On Slide Mountain
"this is incline village nevada ... western nevada all the way over there by tahoe near the california border" about 0:02:58
The case: Murder of Renette Bergna (May 31, 1998). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 9,440
- Median household income
- $131,914
- Median home value
- $1,392,400
- Convicted felons to be sentenced in Washoe County
- approximately 4,000
History, in brief
- Established in 1882. about 0:04:31
- The Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company was a logging company that operated on the northeast side of Lake Tahoe where Incline Village now stands. about 0:04:38
- The town was named for the incline railway that served the area. about 0:04:51
- Timber was taken up an incline railway 1,400 feet, then dropped by a gravity flume down the western side of the mountain to a 3,000-foot tunnel to Carson City. about 0:05:04
- The company also operated a number of other railroad lines in the area. about 0:05:36
- Warren Buffett had a house in Incline Village in the 1980s. about 0:05:47
- Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival and David Coverdale of Deep Purple and Whitesnake have had houses in the town. about 0:05:53
- Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild and race car driver John Force have also had houses there. about 0:06:05
- The town motto is information, inspiration, progress. about 0:04:12
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A charming town by a beautiful lake; Lake Tahoe is one of America's gems, the town sits on the north shore on the Nevada side and has an abundance of activities, a population of about 9,000 compared with 9,440, and friendly locals."about 0:06:23
4 stars
"The reviewer lived there about 15 years and loves the town, but wishes there were more Christmas lights, more activities off season and more respect from tourists."about 0:07:19
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Dayton, Nevada21 miles
- Minden, Nevada23 miles
- South Lake Tahoe, California23 miles
- Sun Valley, Nevada25 miles
- Lemmon Valley, Nevada30 miles
- Grass Valley, California59 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.