Best Places89409, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89409, 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.
89409 ranks 22,867th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89409
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.
89409's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89409 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 89409 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89409
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89409 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,454, 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 89409's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 89409
89409's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 89409.
Who works in 89409, and how
Work in 89409 centers on mining & oil & gas and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 89409
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 89409.
What the weather is like in 89409, month by month
89409 sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 97° | 82° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 89409
The nearest airport, Mammoth Yosemite, is about 99 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 198 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89409
Schools across 89409 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gabbs Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Round Mountain Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Hawthorne ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gabbs Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Round Mountain Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Hawthorne Junior HighD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Mineral County High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Round Mountain High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Tonopah High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89409 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89409 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 89409 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89409
Is 89409 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89409 ranks 22,867th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89409 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,900. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $108,454 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 89409 safe?
89409 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,118 per resident a year.
Compare 89409 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89409. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89409 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.
89409 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89409: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89409: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89409: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89409: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89409 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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