Best Places89301, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89301, 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.
89301 ranks 16,296th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 89301
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.
89301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89301 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute16.4 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 152 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 89301 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89301
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,115, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 89301's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 89301
89301's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 89301.
Who works in 89301, and how
Work in 89301 centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 89301
89301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 89301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 89301, month by month
89301 sees roughly 152 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 11° |
| April | 62° | 44° | 26° |
| July | 91° | 72° | 49° |
| October | 68° | 46° | 27° |
Flying in and out of 89301
The nearest airport, Elko Regional, is about 116 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89301
Schools across 89301 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ruby Valley Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Learning BridgeC · 35% proficient
- Baker ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Duckwater Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- White Pine Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- West Wendover Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- White Pine High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Wells High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- West Wendover High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89301 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 89301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89301
Is 89301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89301 ranks 16,296th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,954. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $86,115 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 89301 safe?
89301 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $761 per resident a year.
Compare 89301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89301 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.
89301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89301 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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