Best Places89444, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 89444, 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.
89444 ranks 26,459th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 89444
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.
89444's strengths and weaknesses
Where 89444 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 89444 ranks low
- Short commute39.2 minutes each way, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 89444
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 89444 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,534, 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 89444's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 89444
89444 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 89444.
Who works in 89444, and how
Work in 89444 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 89444
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 89444.
What the weather is like in 89444, month by month
89444 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 30° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 49° |
| October | 70° | 49° | 30° |
Flying in and out of 89444
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around 89444
Schools across 89444 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Minden Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Antelope ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- G. L. Scarselli Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pau Wa Lu Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Coleville HighB− · 42% proficient
- Douglas High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Mineral County High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 89444 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
89444 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 89444 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 89444
Is 89444 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 89444 ranks 26,459th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 89444 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,062. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $62,534 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 89444 safe?
89444 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
Compare 89444 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 89444. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 89444 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.
89444 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 89444: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 89444: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 89444: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 89444: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
89444 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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