Best Places89440, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89440, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
89440 ranks 10,071st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89440
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.
89440's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89440 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$157,975 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 180 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 89440 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute40.4 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89440
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89440 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $157,975, 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 89440's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 89440
89440 runs older than the country, 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 89440.
Who works in 89440, and how
Work in 89440 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 89440
89440 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 89440 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 89440, month by month
89440 sees roughly 180 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 37° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 58° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 89440
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89440
Schools across 89440 average a C+, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kendyl Depoali Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Virginia City Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Damonte Ranch High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Virginia City High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89440 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89440 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 89440 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89440
Is 89440 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89440 ranks 10,071st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89440 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $462,117. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $157,975 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 89440 safe?
89440 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,230 per resident a year.
Compare 89440 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89440. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89440 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.
89440 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89440: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89440: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89440: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89440: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89440 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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