Best Places89086, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89086, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
89086 ranks 15,555th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 89086
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
89086's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89086 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 89086 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89086
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89086 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,031, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 89086's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 89086
89086 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 89086.
Who works in 89086, and how
Work in 89086 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 89086
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 89086.
What the weather is like in 89086, month by month
89086 sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 55° |
| July | 108° | 95° | 80° |
| October | 86° | 70° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 89086
Harry Reid International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 89086
Schools across 89086 average a C−, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Duncan Ruby EsD− · 13% proficient
- West Prep EsF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lyon Mack MsB · 45% proficient
- Johnston Carroll M MsD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89086 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89086 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 89086 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89086
Is 89086 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89086 ranks 15,555th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89086 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $420,023. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $76,031 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 89086 safe?
89086 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $780 per resident a year.
Compare 89086 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89086. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89086 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
89086 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89086: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89086: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89086: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89086: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89086 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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