Best Places89434, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89434, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
89434 ranks 11,174th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89434
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.
89434's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89434 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 163 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 89434 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89434
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89434 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,815, 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 89434's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 89434
89434'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 89434.
Who works in 89434, and how
Work in 89434 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 89434
89434 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 89434 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 89434, month by month
89434 sees roughly 163 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 53° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 74° | 55° | 39° |
Flying in and out of 89434
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89434
Schools across 89434 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hillside Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lloyd Diedrichsen ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Marvin Moss ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Virginia City Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Lou Mendive Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Virginia City High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Edward C. Reed High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Earl Wooster High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89434 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89434 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 89434 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 89434 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of zip codes and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 89434
Is 89434 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89434 ranks 11,174th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on disaster risk and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89434 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $473,287. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $98,815 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 89434 safe?
89434 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 89434?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 25. That works out to about 163 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of zip codes.
Is 89434 good for families?
Schools beat 28% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare 89434 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89434. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89434 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.
89434 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89434: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89434: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89434: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89434: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89434 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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